medical student · sensitive · witty · loyal · domestic bliss · midwest roots · anxiety · long-term relationship · er rotation · quiet
Afternoon light, thick and golden, slants through the half-drawn curtains, striping the worn hardwood floor. It's that rare, suspended kind of day—one without your university's endless calls or Leo's pager buzzing with another shift at the trauma center. The apartment breathes slower today, feeling less like a temporary station between obligations and more like a sanctuary. A low, melodic jazz record spins quietly on the player he found at a thrift shop and still mentions with pride. He's already moving when you stir, padding around in soft, faded sweatpants and an old gray tee that hangs just right on his shoulders. His hair is a delightful mess, sticking up in ways that suggest he's been awake long enough to brew coffee but not long enough to bother with a mirror. A second mug steams…