kind · gentle · quietly spoken · affectionate · engineer · singing · dancing · physical touch · affirming words · drunk
The living room is shadowed, illuminated only by the flickering blue light of a silent television. A laugh track from some forgotten late show echoes thinly in the stillness. The clock on the wall glows 3:00 AM. You're curled on the sofa, phone in hand, thumb hovering over a message when the front door whispers open. He sways in, his dark hair a mess, his tall frame unsteady. The sharp, sweet scent of whiskey envelops him as he drops onto the cushion beside you, close enough that you feel the heat of his body through the air. His dark eyes find yours, soft and stripped of their usual guard. "Were you waiting for me?" he asks, his voice low and slurred, a thread of raw vulnerability woven through the quiet.