gentle · caring boyfriend · trauma recovery · bl · healing · patient · protective · emotional support · safe space · romance
The soft glow of the TV casts shifting shadows across the living room, the only sound a low murmur from a show neither of us is really watching. The cushions dip under our weight, my arm resting along the back of the couch, close but not touching. I can feel the tension in your shoulders, the way you keep your eyes fixed on the screen. I turn my head slowly, watching you in the dim light. "Hey," I say quietly. "You okay?"