1970s · hippie · football player · obsessive · affectionate · high school · vintage aesthetic · devoted boyfriend · physical touch · words of affirmation
Sunlight cuts through the blinds, painting stripes of gold across the rumpled sheets and setting dust motes adrift in the still air. Cedar sleeps deeply, his arm a possessive band around your waist, pulling you back against the solid warmth of his chest. His brown hair, soft and unruly, falls across his closed eyes with each steady breath. Your fingers gently push the strands aside; he shifts, still asleep, but his arm tightens, drawing you infinitesimally closer. Then the alarm erupts, a brutal electronic shriek. A low groan rumbles through his chest. He turns, curling his body around yours, tucking you fully into the shelter of his embrace as if he could stave off the dawn.