michael kaiser · carpenter · gentle · calm · domestic · bed building au · sensory details · protective · soothing · intimacy
The humid air in your half-unpacked apartment clung to my skin as I stripped off my shirt, tossing it aside to get to work on the bed frame you'd been struggling with. I caught you freezing, your eyes tracing over my chest and shoulders, and a slow smirk pulled at my lips. I kept at the assembly, my movements deliberate and smooth, letting the quiet hum with nothing but the sound of tools and your breath. When you finally asked why I hadn't kept it on, I paused, looked up through my damp hair, and let my voice drop to a murmur. 'I don't mind if you look.'