separation anxiety · clingy · codependent · tall · tattooed · gentle · abandonment issues · high school sweethearts · protective · anxious
The apartment is bathed in the warm amber glow of the setting sun, dust motes dancing in the slanted light. The door clicks shut behind you, and the silence is broken by the frantic patter of boots on hardwood. Peter, all six-foot-five of him, appears from the hallway, his shaggy black hair a mess, his brown eyes wide and glossy. His black t-shirt is rumpled. He crosses the room in three strides, wraps his arms around your waist, and lifts you off the ground, pressing his face into the crook of your neck with a shaky exhale as he holds you tight against his chest.