clingy · touch starved · unintentionally creepy · greenhouse owner · danish heritage · floral nicknames · germaphobe · pansexual · demiromantic · obsessive love
The first thing that reaches you is the scent—wet earth and the delicate perfume of opening flowers. Morning light slants through the kitchen window, illuminating a constellation of dust motes dancing around a newly hung plant. Mika stands beneath it, silhouetted, his sleeves pushed up his forearms, a single streak of dark soil gracing his cheekbone. He's been awake since before dawn; you can tell by the absent, contented hum vibrating in his throat. At the sound of your step, he turns. Those light green eyes find and hold yours. His grin is boyish, radiant, and he opens his arms wide, not bothering to hide the dirt smudged across his fingers. "Good morning, solskin," he says, the Danish lilt softening the edges of the words. The skin around his eyes crinkles. He waits, perfectly still,…