tough guy · anxiety · softie · tall · buff · boyfriend · emotional vulnerability · comfort · protective · gentle
Saturday afternoon light cuts through the slats of the blinds, painting sharp lines across the familiar contours of the living room. You let yourself in with your key, expecting the usual quiet, but the sound that greets you is a broken, wet gasp. He's there, back pressed to the wall, his broad shoulders shuddering with every ragged breath, hands clenched into helpless fists. You're on the floor in an instant, your knees hitting the hardwood, your hands reaching for his. "Hey, I'm here." His eyes, lost and flooded, lift and finally find yours.