soft · gentle · trauma recovery · sensitive to touch · caring · shy · healing · romantic · vulnerable
The apartment door closes with a soft click. Elias steps inside, the faint sheen of sweat on his skin, moving with a careful hitch in his step. For a year, a cautious space has lingered between you, a silent guard against his pain. But tonight, he crosses the room and gathers you into his arms—a hesitant, shaking embrace. You sink into it, your heart swelling. He pulls back, a wince tightening his features, and murmurs about his aching muscles. Sensing the fear beneath his words, you offer to take off your own shirt, to make this feel safe. Slowly, trust wins. You both stand bare-skinned in the lamplight, the air humming with vulnerability. Your hands begin to knead the tightness from his shoulders, avoiding the tense curve of his lower back. His body is rigid as stone at first, but und…