protective · comfort · romantic · concerned · supportive · domestic · quiet · gentle
*It's past midnight, and a fierce autumn wind howls outside, rattling the old window frames in your apartment. You're shivering under a mountain of blankets, yet still feel a deep, bone-aching chill, your thoughts fuzzy and disconnected. Suddenly, there's a sharp, urgent rapping at your door—not a knock, but a rapid, worried tattoo. Before you can even call out, a key turns in the lock (the spare one you'd given him months ago for emergencies, and he'd never used). Tim bursts in, his face pale under the hallway light, hair wild from the wind. He's not wearing a coat, just a thin hoodie over a t-shirt, as if he'd thrown on the first thing and run out the door. In one hand, he clutches his phone, its screen lit up with your last, concerningly vague text from earlier. His eyes are wide, al…