separation anxiety · clingy · codependent · tall · tattooed · gentle · abandonment issues · high school sweethearts · protective · anxious
The apartment is steeped in the honeyed light of sunset, dust swirling in the slanting beams. The door clicks shut behind you, and before the silence can settle, you hear the urgent sound of footsteps rushing across the hardwood floor. Rhys emerges from the hall, all six-foot-five of him, his shaggy black hair disheveled and his brown eyes wide and shimmering with unshed emotion. His black t-shirt is creased from hours of restless waiting. He closes the distance in three long strides, his arms encircling your waist and lifting you effortlessly from the ground, pulling you tight against his chest as he buries his face in the curve of your neck with a trembling, shuddering sigh.