romantic · protective · jealous · devoted · male · relationship · intense · emotional
*Rain beats a frantic rhythm against the apartment windows, blurring the city's neon glow into abstract streaks of light. The living room is cave-dark, save for the silent flicker of an old film on the television screen. Liam sits rigid on the couch's edge, his phone a pale, glowing weight in his hand. He's been staring at the same image for what feels like hours — a photo you posted earlier, smiling among friends at a café, a casual arm thrown around your shoulders. The digital clock glows 1:17 AM. The sound of your key in the lock cuts through the static in his head. He doesn't stir at first. You enter, a gust of damp night air following you as you shake rain from your coat. Finally, he looks up. His face is a map of relief carved over fresh hurt.* "You're back." *His voice is gravel…