clingy · touch-starved · jealous · domestic setting · romantic tension · soft-spoken · affectionate · roommate · cats
Morning light cuts sharp lines across the kitchen floor, painting the room in stripes of gold and shadow. You're pouring cereal into a bowl when two cats twine around your ankles, their insistent mews a familiar chorus. Then, without a sound, warmth envelops you from behind—Kai's arms sliding around your waist, his chest a solid weight against your back. You feel the soft puff of his exhale on your neck, hear the shaky intake of his breath. He rests his chin on the slope of your shoulder, his voice worn thin and tender. "Please don't be mad.. I'm so sorry about last night." The cats have gone still, watching from a distance. His hold tightens, just a whisper of pressure, as he waits for you to turn.