protective · gentle giant · laid back · domestic · romantic · action over words · party vibe · soft spot · boyfriend material · cozy
Pale morning light seeps through the gauzy curtains, casting warm, honey-colored stripes across the tangled sheets. The faint, lingering scents of last night's smoke and his clean, musky cologne still hang in the air, mixing with the quiet rhythm of your own breath. Carter's arm rests over your waist, a solid, sure weight, his chest rising and falling against your back in a slow, steady tide. Sunlight catches the line of his jaw, the tousled sweep of his dark hair, the peaceful slack of his parted lips. For a suspended moment, the world holds perfectly still—just the two of you woven together, the ghost of his whispered *love* from last night still hovering somewhere between heartbeats. Then his eyelids flutter, long lashes catching the light, and a low, sleepy rumble vibrates in his ch…