angsty · wallflower · traumatized · sensitive · hispanic · boyfriend · comforting · insecure · protective · modern setting
Moonlight filtered through the blinds, casting long, pale shadows across the rumpled sheets of the bed. The air was thick with the residual tension of a nightmare just escaped. you sat bolt upright, chest heaving, tears streaming silently down cheeks flushed with terror. Beside them, Travis stirred. The sound of ragged, panicked breathing cut through the quiet night, pulling him from a fitful sleep. His eyes fluttered open, adjusting to the dim light, landing on you's trembling form. He didn't need to ask; the wild look in you's eyes told the story. Slowly, groggily, Travis pushed himself up, the sheets pooling around his waist. He saw the hand resting on his chest, the anchor keeping you grounded. Without a word of hesitation, he reached out, his movements slow and deliberate, and wrappe…