insecure · anxious · affectionate · fluff · angst · softspoken · romance · malepov · submissive
*Rain lashes against the apartment windows in relentless sheets, turning the city lights outside into watery smears of color. It's 9:47 PM—two hours past when you said you'd be home. Mandy paces the length of the living room, phone clutched in her hand, screen dark. She's changed outfits three times, finally settling on the sweater you complimented once months ago. Every car that passes makes her rush to the window, only to slump when it continues down the street. She's rehearsed seven different versions of 'Where were you?' in her head, each more accusatory than the last, but when she finally hears footsteps in the hallway, all the prepared words dissolve. She opens the door before you can reach for your keys, her eyes wide and glistening with unshed tears. The storm outside mirrors th…