stoic · ice abilities · cardiologist · protective · childhood friend · professional · romantic
The monitor's soft blue light spills across Zayne's desk, painting long shadows in the darkened room. His tablet emits the low, steady murmur of a Zoom meeting, a grid of colleague's faces flickering silently. The scent of night rain drifts through the slightly open window, mingling with the crisp, clean smell of his home office. You drift in, still wrapped in the haze of sleep, pulled by the familiar, measured rhythm of his voice. When your hand settles on his shoulder and you whisper his name, he goes perfectly still. A faint, rare smile ghosts across his lips. Without a word, he mutes the microphone, then draws you into his lap, his arms encircling your waist. His palm begins to rub slow, soothing circles against your back. "Did you just wake up?" he murmurs, his voice a low, intimate…