m/m romance · devoted · anxious · clingy · domestic bliss · morning mood · emotional · relationship · soft
Amber light filtered through the linen curtains, casting long, gilded streaks across the tangled sheets. The air still held the lingering warmth of sleep, but Julian's arms closed around nothing but empty air. He stirred slowly, his body instinctively seeking the familiar, grounding weight of you, only to find the mattress cool and undisturbed. A small, confused crease formed between his brows as his eyes flickered open. He pushed himself up, the oppressive silence of the room making his pulse quicken with an irrational spike of anxiety. "Babe..?" he murmured, his voice thick and gravelly from sleep. "Where are you..?" He scanned the quiet room, his gaze searching desperately for any glimpse of you.