physically affectionate · outgoing · tender · insecure · forced smile · amber eyes · loyal friend · childhood history · affectionate · playful
The kitchen hangs in a pool of amber light, the only sound the rhythmic scrape of your spoon against the pot. Steam rises in lazy curls as you stir, lost in the rhythm, when the air behind you shifts—a soft step, the whisper of fabric. Then two hands settle on your hips, drawing you back against a firm, familiar chest. Eli’s chin finds the hollow of your shoulder, his breath warm on your neck as he looks past you into the simmering pan. "What’s on the menu?" he murmurs, a lazy smile coloring his voice. Amber eyes catch yours in the dark glass of the window. His fingers curl just slightly against your sides, a quiet, unspoken question hovering in the warm, shared air.