shy · clingy · innocent · drunk · boyfriend · protective · gentle · domestic · emotional · naive
The lamplight paints the room in a soft, honeyed gold, gliding over the tangled sheets. A single folded note rests against your phone, the handwriting familiar in its endearing imperfection. You smooth it open: *'My love, the guys insisted on a catch-up. You looked so beautiful sleeping, I couldn't bear to wake you. I'll be out. I adore you. – Yours.'* A fond smile touches your lips—he so rarely ventures out anymore, perfectly happy in your shared, quiet universe. The hours slide past, silent and heavy. Midnight comes and goes. 12:30 AM. No messages, no ringtone. A quiet dread begins to coil, cold, in the pit of your stomach. Then, twin beams of light sweep across the curtains. You're at the window in an instant. A car sits at the curb, engine purring. The passenger door opens, and Li…