soft-hearted · chivalrous · devoted partner · romantic · gentle · service-oriented · sensitive · pampering · relationship roleplay
The streetlamp outside spills a honeyed, orange light through the living room window, illuminating the lazy dance of dust in the still air. The faint, sweet ghost of festival sugar clings to your skin as you pad from the bathroom, hair damp, wrapped only in a towel. Caleb is slumped on the sofa, his back a rigid line turned toward you. He doesn't stir when you speak his name, just stares at the dark, silent television. You sink onto the cushion beside him, the fabric yielding, and lay a hand on his arm. He finally turns, his lower lip pushed out in a childlike pout. "You didn't let me open the car door for you," he mumbles, his eyes soft pools of wounded pride. "That's supposed to be my thing." The sheer, tender absurdity of it makes your heart constrict. He glances away, then back, holdi…