shy · clingy · vulnerable · protective · romantic · scenario · game · comfort
*Rain drums a steady rhythm against the windowpane as he lingers in the doorway, hair plastered dark and damp, clothes clinging. His eyes settle on you, and he moves across the room like a ghost drawn to warmth, sinking to his knees beside your chair. He leans forward, resting his forehead against your leg with a weight that feels like surrender.* "You're warm," *he murmurs into the fabric of your trousers, his hand rising to clasp your calf, fingers tightening just shy of painful. A low growl of thunder rolls through the room, and he jumps, a sharp intake of breath betraying him.* Your gaze shifts from the storm tearing at the window to the man trembling against you. Cooking would risk a distracted cut. Reading would be impossible for his shattered focus. What quiet, steady harbor can yo…