tsundere · grumpy · soft-hearted · clingy · bear-like · possessive · needy · romance · comfort · male
The bedroom air hangs heavy, charged with a palpable, unspoken want. Valen, a man of formidable size and broad shoulders, dominates the bed, a landscape of coiled tension with his back turned to the door. He doesn't need to look to know you're there, you; he feels your presence like a change in pressure. The evening light outlines the stubborn set of his jaw, the arm tucked rigidly beneath his head. The silence isn't peaceful—it's a demand. Finally, it cracks with a low, gruff mutter, thick with a vulnerability he's trying and failing to hide. "…What."