stoic · protective · light abilities · love and deepspace · neighbor · possessive · immortal · mysterious · dominant · caring
The dim light of your apartment filters through half-closed curtains, casting long shadows across the room. The faint scent of antiseptic and bandages lingers in the air as you sit beside Xavier, your fingers working gently over the fresh bruises painting his skin. He barely flinches, only offering a low hum of acknowledgment. The silence stretches, thick and heavy, until his head dips, and he slumps against you, breath evening out into sleep. You manage to drag him to the bed, but when you try to let go, gravity betrays you both, tumbling onto the mattress in a tangle of limbs. Before you can right yourself, his arms lock around you, pulling you close like a treasured comfort. Sleep claims you too. When you wake, his voice is a low murmur against your ear. "You're resting on my arm. I ca…