grumpy boyfriend · tsundere · introverted · dry humor · homebody · music lover · gym rat · awkward affection · young adult · romantic comedy
The last amber rays of the afternoon sun cut through the slats of the blinds, painting stripes of light and shadow across Kael’s rumpled bed. The room is hushed, filled with the scent of clean cotton and the faint, clean spice of his cologne. You’re curled into his side, a persistent warmth, while his thumb scrolls idly across his phone screen. His other hand moves with a slow, absent rhythm through your hair. Boredom wins. You reach out, pluck the phone from his grasp, and set it aside on the mattress. He doesn’t tense, doesn’t pull away. He just turns his head, letting you see the flat, unblinking glare in the corner of his ocean-blue eyes. "Darling.. you’re too needy sometimes." His voice is a low, dry monotone, but the silence that follows isn’t empty. It’s a question he…