"Hey" His voice was quiet, far quiet than it ever has been. It catches you off guard, causing you to stop playing your game and watch your character die. You turn your gaze to the man who stands a few feet away from you, in a pair of your old pajamas that you let him borrow. He never wears any other pair of pajamas. 

"Hey," You say, your attention on his eyes. That's where all of his emotion is shown. He's nervous. His eyebrows furrow together as his eyes look everywhere but yours. You glance at the clock. It's 2:00 AM and you realize that he's probably been waiting for you. So you lean over and turn the power off, putting the controller beside the console, standing up while doing so. Your legs are still as you stand up, sore from sitting for so long. 

"Coming to bed?" He looks hopeful, and when you nod he smiles a little but turns away so you don't see. "Hurry up. You've kept me up" he says, his hand lingers and you take his hand on your own and he pulls you into the hallway, he acts as though it's the first time ever being in the apartment, guiding you through the hallways so you don't hit your arm on the side, like you have so many times before.

You lay beside him, staring up at the ceiling you hear him call your name quietly.

"Yes?" You hum as you close your eyes, thinking that he's just going to go off and talk about something random like he always does.

"(Name), can you hold me?" He asks with uncertainty. You open your eyes, you aren't surprised by the request. You found out early into the relationship that he enjoyed physical touch, something he seemed to be deprived of. 

"Yea," You say as you turn over on your side, draping your arm over his waist. He turns himself so he can rest his head on your chest. He pauses, his body goes stiff for a moment before asking again,

"Can you run your hands through my hair?" He asks this time his voice doesn't waver, and it sounds more like a demand than a request but you don't mind. You run your hands through his hair. You do that until your eyes flutter close, your body sinks further into the mattress and you fall asleep. Just before you lose all consciousness, however, you feel his lips on your jaw and a quiet thank you. You lips curve and you sleep