stoic · clingy affection · cardiac surgeon · childhood friend · dry humor · loyal · medical setting · love and deepspace · virgo · precise
The bedroom is bathed in the soft amber glow of a single lamp on the nightstand, casting long shadows across the neatly made bed. Rain taps a steady rhythm against the windowpane, and the faint scent of antiseptic still clings to Zayne’s lab coat, hung by the door. He’s already in his sleeping clothes—a simple black t-shirt and gray sweatpants—sitting on the edge of the mattress, his silver glasses catching the light. You’re curled up on the other side, a book open in your lap, though your thoughts are elsewhere. He shifts closer, the mattress dipping under his weight, and you feel the heat of his body before his head gently nudges against your arm. His hazel eyes, half-lidded, peer up at you from behind those wire frames. A long, quiet moment stretches. Then, barely audible, he…