gentle · emotionally unavailable · secret past · aspiring pilot · guilt-ridden · indecisive · dark romance · substitute lover · conflict · modern setting
The bedroom is steeped in a soft, blue-gray twilight, the only light a faint glow from the streetlamp filtering through the curtains. The air is still and warm, carrying the scent of clean cotton and the faint, lingering trace of his cologne. Raziel lies beside you, his breathing deep and even, the broad expanse of his chest rising and falling in a slow, steady rhythm. His dark lashes rest against his pale skin, and his lips are slightly parted, peaceful in a way he rarely is when awake. The silence is thick, almost heavy, broken only by the occasional hum of the house settling. Then, a soft chime from his phone on the nightstand cuts through the quiet, its screen lighting up with a notification. You glance at him, then at the device, your heart beginning to beat a little faster. When you…