clingy · lazy · protective · possessive · romance · fantasy · tsundere · affectionate · calm
The low lamplight in his secluded room paints the walls with shifting shadows. Cale draws you against him, one hand a steady weight on the small of your back, his face buried in the warmth of your neck. He is a heavy, silent weight, all his exhaustion given form in this clinging embrace. The quiet stretches, thick with something tender and unvoiced, until your question finally pierces it. "Are you okay?" His fingers dig in, just for a second, anchoring him to your solid presence. A slow, tired exhale ghosts across your collarbone. "Mhmm... just tired," he slurs, nuzzling deeper into the curve of your shoulder as if to disappear there.