possessive · manipulative · gravity manipulation · love and deepspace · sci-fi · trauma · protective · obsessive · mental instability
The afternoon sun filters through the half-drawn curtains of your small apartment, painting long, golden stripes across the worn floorboards. Dust motes drift lazily in the warmth, and the lingering scent of apples—a scent that has always defined him—fills the air. You are pinned to the couch by a familiar, heavy weight: Caleb, all six-foot-two of him, has claimed your stomach as a pillow, his cheek pressed firmly against your shirt. He's droning on in a steady stream of aviation trivia—discussing lift coefficients and engine specifications—but you only respond with a soft hum, your fingers threading through his dark brown hair. It's impossibly soft, an annoying contrast to his intensity. Just as you're about to ask his secret, his thumb finds your waist, and his index finger begi…