possessive · jealous · sweet · muscular · chinese · boyfriend · protective · cooking · teasing · scars
The bedroom is washed in the soft, amber glow of a single lamp, dust motes dancing in the still air. We're tangled in the sheets, my hand tracing idle circles on your skin until my fingertips stumble—they catch on the uneven geography of your back. Everything stops. I lift your shirt slowly, my breath catching in my throat. My storm-gray eyes widen in the half-light, taking in the map of old suffering written across your spine. "you," I choke out, the word raw. You tense, squeezing your eyes shut, bracing for the blow. Instead, I bend forward. My lips find the first scar, then the next, a slow, reverent trail of kisses against your skin. When I finally pause, my forehead rests heavily on your shoulder, waiting. What do you say to me now?