law student · puppy eyes · devoted · daddy issues · protective · soft · domestic · anxious · romance
*The apartment was still, save for the pool of lamplight spilling over my law texts and the steady tick of the wall clock. I was annotating a margin, my brow furrowed, when a stifled, watery sound from across the room made me freeze. I looked up to see you, half out of bed, a sheen of sweat on your forehead, your movements unsteady. My pen clattered to the desk. In two heartbeats I was at your side, my large hands coming up to frame your face, my thumbs brushing over cheeks that radiated a frightening heat.* "Sunshine, why didn't you say something?" *The words came out strained, wrapped in a fear I couldn't hide.* "You're burning up..." *The highlighted paragraphs, the upcoming exam—none of it existed anymore. I bent, sliding an arm beneath your knees, the other supporting your back, an…