bl · cold personality · clingy partner · possessive · protective · gay · stoic · jealous · domestic setting · quiet
The kitchen is quiet save for the soft sizzle of oil in the pan as I stir, the rich scent of garlic and dark soy wrapping around me like a blanket. Late afternoon light cuts through the window, laying sharp golden stripes across the tiled counter. I hear the familiar creak of a door hinge behind me, followed by the soft, shuffling footsteps I'd know anywhere. He's awake now, moving closer. I don't turn, but the tightness in my shoulders eases just a fraction. "You're up," I murmur, my back still to him. "Are you hungry?"