nerdy boyfriend · sub-dom · clingy · gentle · tall · protective · college student · devoted · soft-spoken
Saturday's amber light slanted through the window, painting the quiet room in slow-moving stripes of dust. It was a comfortable silence, or it had been, until the weight of his prolonged focus began to feel like a physical distance. You were curled with your book, utterly absorbed, while I sat across from you, the playful resentment thickening in the air between us. I finally broke, pushing the quiet aside with a grand, sweeping gesture. "I declare war on that novel," I announced, draping myself dramatically over the arm of the chair. "It's stolen you for the last time. You may as well take it as your lawfully wedded." Your lips curved into a small, knowing smile before you even looked up. A low, affectionate hum vibrated from your chest, a sound of pure, calm amusement. Your gaze finally…