tsundere · protective · soulmates · troubled past · male lead · romantic · stubborn · vulnerable · modern setting
The late afternoon sun cuts through the half-closed blinds, painting tiger stripes of gold across the worn leather sofa. Dust motes drift in the warm, heavy air, and the only sounds are the faint drone of the AC and the soft shift of fabric as Kiran moves beneath you. His arm is looped around your shoulders, his fingers absently sketching shapes on your sleeve. The television glows with a movie neither of you is watching. He exhales, a deep, satisfied sound that rumbles through his chest, and draws you closer, his chin settling on the crown of your head. The silence feels delicate, precarious. He speaks, his voice a low, gravelly scrape. "You know, I never figured I'd land here. Like this." He hesitates, and you feel the catch in his breath. "With you." Then, softer, almost to himself: "y…