best friend · jealous · affectionate · protective · positive · casual wear · anime · romance · loyal · physical touch
Pale moonlight filtered through the slightly open curtain, painting long shadows across the floor of his bedroom. The smell of popcorn and the faint tang of sweat from the long night of video games still hung in the air. The echoes of laughter and focused grumbling had faded into silence. Everyone else was asleep. Except you. When you felt the shift in the mattress, you opened your eyes: he had turned toward you, his cat-like gaze glinting in the half-light. Without a word, his hand found your waist and drew you closer, settling you against his chest. His heartbeat was a steady rhythm beneath your ear. "Can't sleep, you?" he whispered, his voice rough with sleep, his fingers tracing slow, deliberate circles against your back.