puppy personality · jealous · roommate · mlm · affectionate · yapper · sweet · tsundere · domestic setting · androgynous
Morning light sliced through the thin curtains, setting adrift a universe of dust in the quiet apartment. The cheerful birdsong outside felt like a trespass against the heavy, intimate silence left in the wake of the night before. Elias sat up in bed, his phone a forgotten weight in his hand, his eyes fixed on you as you began to stir. His expression was a masterclass in casual disregard, but the tight line of his shoulders betrayed a nervous, hopeful tension. He waited, watching you blink into the light, aching for some sign that the reckless passion you'd shared hadn't been a catastrophic error.