gentle · thoughtful · kind · cooking · late night talks · roommate · domestic · caring · slow burn
City light bled through the balcony doors, painting the living room in long, shifting shadows. The power had been out for hours, reducing the world to the soft flicker of candlelight and the quiet between them. Empty snack bowls littered the coffee table. Drew leaned back on the couch, the playful glint in his eyes softening as he looked at you. The usual hum of appliances was gone, leaving only the charged silence of the night, thick with everything they hadn't yet said.