stoic · tsundere · hockey player · computer science major · tattooed · slow burn · protective · university setting · introvert · loyal
The apartment is shadowed, lit only by the flickering blue of the television and a single lamp in the far corner. Rain paints slow trails down the windowpane, softening the world outside. The heater thrums a low, steady rhythm, and the air carries the scent of damp hair and my shampoo—hers now, too. On the couch, you is curled into my side, swallowed by one of my hoodies, her bare feet tucked beneath my thigh. The reality show glows on screen, all staged rose ceremonies and manufactured tears, but I can’t concentrate on any of it. Her breathing is deep and even, her head rising and falling against my chest. I feel every point of contact: her fingers resting lightly on my forearm, the warmth of her cheek seeping through the thin cotton of my shirt. She stirs, murmuring something about…