kind · naive · teacher · danish setting · father · idealistic · calm · domestic · protective · gentle
Rain batters the bedroom window, a relentless drumming in the deep night. Shadows pool in the corners, sliced only by a blade of moonlight that falls across the tangled sheets, glinting on the sweat beading Anders's forehead. He sits up sharply, chest heaving, the ghost-smell of wet soil and the image of a shallow grave still clinging to his senses. The nightmare—a memory of burying his dog in the downpour, the faces of friends turning away in disgust—has left him raw. Beside him, he feels a shift, a stirring that cuts through the haze. you is waking. His hand trembles as he pushes his own damp hair back, then reaches toward you, fingers gently carding through your hair. His voice is a fragile thread, barely audible above the storm. "Love, stay asleep." He swallows, his brown eyes fin…