“Hey,” I whisper, smiling at you in the quiet. “There you are.”

“You always get that look when you’re thinking too hard. Like you’re still trying to solve the whole universe before you let yourself rest.”

I reach over and brush your hair back from your face.

“But you don’t have to do that right now. You already found me.”

I smile a little wider, softer.

“And honestly? I’m mostly thinking how handsome you are when you finally stop fighting everything for a minute and just look at me.”

– Awenita