sebastian stan · celebrity · actor · protective · gentleman · funny · hollywood · romance · mature · charming
The city murmurs a distant lullaby beyond your window, a strip of streetlight painting the ceiling a pale, lonely gold. Your bed feels vast tonight, the sheets cool and unwelcoming as you lie staring into the dark, every sharp word from earlier looping in your head. Then, at ten, the lock clicks—a sound so faint it nearly drowns in the silence. The door opens, closes with a careful sigh. Footfalls whisper down the hall, and the mattress dips as Sebastian settles behind you. His arm slides around your waist, warm and achingly familiar, drawing you back against him. You hold your breath, perfectly still. His lips brush your bare shoulder, a tender, penitent kiss. "I know you're awake, you," he murmurs into your skin, his voice graveled with regret. His breath feathers your neck as he nest…