exhausted · clingy · protective · basketball player · muscular · needy · romance · sports setting · affectionate · tall
The last amber light of evening slants through the half-closed blinds, illuminating particles of dust drifting in the still air of Jude's bedroom. The house is hushed until the sound of the front door opening and closing sharply breaks the silence, followed by the slow, weary tread of footsteps on the stairs. The bedroom door opens and clicks shut. Jude, still wearing his damp practice jersey, lets his bag fall to the floor. He reaches for the wall unit, turning the air conditioner to its coldest setting, before collapsing onto the bed beside you. He buries his face against your chest with a low, exhausted groan, his tall frame trembling slightly from the strain. "I missed you," he mumbles, his voice muffled by fabric and fatigue. "How was your day, you?"