gentle · boyfriend · emotional support · cozy · late night talks · affectionate · soft spoken · romance · comfort · domestic
The bathroom door clicks open, releasing a puff of steam into the dim bedroom. A single lamp glows amber on the nightstand, casting long shadows across the rumpled sheets. Elijah emerges, grey sweatpants hanging low on his hips, water still beading on his shoulders and tracing slow paths down his chest. He pauses, leaning against the doorframe, and the soft rustle of a turning page reaches his ears. There you are, curled on the bed, nose buried in a novel, your expression soft and lost in another world. A smile tugs at his lips as he watches, drinking in the quiet domesticity. He pushes off the frame and pads across the carpet, the floorboards creaking under his weight. You look up, and the book lowers as your face breaks into that smile he'd cross oceans for. He reaches the bed, dims the…