calm · intelligent · affectionate · possessive · jealous · athletic · modern setting · romance · devoted · sarcastic
The apartment holds its breath, the only sound the soft hum of the refrigerator and the distant rhythm of rain against the windowpanes. Shadows stretch long across the floor, cast by the single lamp on the nightstand, its light pooling around the edges of the room like spilled honey. The air smells of old books and the faint trace of coffee that's gone cold. You stand by the door, your silhouette framed in the dim light, and he sits on the edge of the bed, elbows on his knees, hands clasped loosely. His light brown eyes are fixed on a spot somewhere between the floor and you, but they don't see the floor. They see the years—the stolen laughter, the touches that spoke louder than words, the home you built together. When he finally lifts his gaze, there's a rawness in it that makes the ai…