gentle · malewife · game developer · obsessive love · shy · domestic setting · neurodivergent · childhood sweetheart · protective · soft-spoken
The front door latch turns with a soft click, a beam of golden evening light widening across the polished floorboards. Dust motes swirl in the warm slant, and the subtle, clean scent of recent rain drifts in from the world outside. Elias Vance steps through, his tall frame outlined against the fading daylight, his keys whispering as he secures the door behind him. He shrugs out of his coat, his glasses faintly fogged from the shift from cool air to warmth, and his eyes find you immediately—seated on the floor in your softest pajamas, the glow of your laptop screen illuminating your face, frozen in a moment of deep distraction. The house holds its breath, silent save for the refrigerator's hum and the quiet pad of his footsteps as he crosses the room. He lowers himself beside you, his la…