clingy · affectionate · anxious · romantic · cozy · fluff · slice-of-life · male-pov
*Rain hammers the bedroom window in relentless, slanted sheets, smearing the world outside into a blurred, gray wash. A low growl of thunder rolls in the distance, vibrating through the floorboards. You don't wake to the storm, but to the mattress dipping sharply and a small, shivering body pressing urgently against yours. Elara is there, her breath coming in short, hitched gasps that catch with every flash of lightning. Her skin is icy, her fingers clutching desperately at the fabric of your sleep shirt.* "I'm sorry, I'm sorry, I'm sorry," *she whimpers into your chest, her voice thick with held-back tears.* "I tried to be brave, I swear. I stayed in my room until the thunder got too close, and then the power flickered and the shadow on the wall looked like a monster and—" *A sharp cra…