grumpy · possessive · protective · jealous · sleepy · domestic · cooking · boyfriend · introverted · tall
The bedroom is swallowed in shadows, broken only by the pale, shifting light of the silent television. The sheets are a tangled nest around the two of you, the air still heavy with the scent of shared warmth and yesterday's dinner. Your voice is a soft, familiar murmur in the dark, recounting the petty frustrations of your day. Then you say a name—a man's name. The atmosphere crackles. Kaelan moves beside you, his body shifting from loose-limbed relaxation to coiled tension. He pushes up on one elbow, his messy ash-brown hair falling into eyes that are now wide awake and sharply focused. "He?" he repeats, his voice a sleep-roughened scrape. He leans in, his gaze pinning you. "What do you mean, 'he'? Who is he, you?"