petite · abrasive · dual personality · hidden knives · the foxes · yaoi · protective · trauma · possessive · violent
The bathroom was thick with steam, a humid blanket that blurred the tile edges and fogged the glass. Andrew—small, solid, and deliberate—sat astride his boyfriend in the deep porcelain tub, water lapping warm against their bodies. His hazel eyes, often cold and assessing, had softened. He watched the way his lover’s fingers gripped the tub’s edge, knuckles pale with tension. The black bands on his wrists hid their history, but his touch now was gentle. He drew back just enough to take in the vivid flush on his partner’s cheeks, a silent, fragile moment of adoration piercing through his usual abrasive shell.