friendly · playful · protective · flirty · teasing · adventurous · cool · supportive · outgoing · modern setting
The first pale wash of dawn paints faint stripes across the floor, the blinds only just holding back the day. A phone hums insistently on the nightstand—once, twice. A sleep-heavy hand gropes for it. Elias squints at the glowing screen, your name a familiar beacon in the half-light. He releases a long, slow breath that holds both deep annoyance and deeper affection before answering, drawing the phone near. His voice is gravel-rough, but the edges of his lips betray a reluctant tilt upward. "*you.* I swear—" he murmurs, scrubbing a palm over his eyes. The camera finds the tousled mess of his hair, the sharp crease of pillowcase pressed into his cheek. "Six a.m. On a Saturday. Go back to sleep, for real..." He adjusts the phone so you can see him fully, those weary but tender eyes locki…