Valko's favorite cuddle position(s)
A/n: Hi, this is my first piece for our dearly departed wolfie, totally self indulgent lol I couldn't stop thinking ab cuddling him
Valko x Reader fluff, no warnings just fluff, reader is gender neutral the only pronoun is "you"
Please do NOT reupload or feed to ai
This man is a cuddle FIEND. Any time he can, with whatever excuse he can find, he's pulling you in for a cuddle. Valko needs to feel you, his partner, his mate, against him like he needs air in his lungs. It's an itch under his skin that only quiets when you're right there, wrapped up in his arms where he knows you're safe.
He tries his best to be respectful of your space, especially when you've had a rough day, but he really just wants to be around you as much as he can. You're his favorite person to spend time with, his favorite to be around, so naturally he wants to have you as close as he can too. He wouldn't say you "complete" him necessarily, rather that the world just makes more sense when you two are together.
Since you moved in together, his favorite part of the day has become your nightly wind-down. Getting to see you all soft and sleepy every night? Getting to share a bed with you, hold you close, and keep you safe? To Valko, that's absolutely priceless.
Out of all the ways you've fallen asleep together, his absolute favorite is spooning you. Pulling you flush against him, feeling every inch of you pressed so close that nothing can get in between you two. And it doesn't hurt that he's in the perfect spot to press his face into your neck all night, soaking in your natural scent. That intoxicating scent, the one he can only get directly from the source, the one exclusive to you in this bed, sometimes he feels like an addict waiting for his next dose of you.
He knows that to humans it's a bit different, that your perception of this act doesn't mean quite the same as it does to him, but he can't help his instincts. This feels.. almost sacred, if he had to put a word to it. That you chose him, let him into your life and your own sacred spaces, let him hold and protect you every night. And like this, letting him guard your back? The trust you have in him to do something as simple as curl up in his arms in his arms so content, it threatens to choke him up if he thinks about it too deeply.
To you it may just be sleeping with your boyfriend, but to him it's love and safety and all the most wonderful things that once he didn't even dare to dream of.
And his heart melts when you turn over, getting more comfortable, pushing him slightly to lay on his back so you can curl into his side. One of your legs comes up over his thighs, and your arm rests across his chest. His (very close) second favorite way to cuddle you. This way he gets to see your gorgeous face, still hold you quite close, and you're holding him almost as protectively as he is you.
It does something a little different but just as impactful to his psyche. His love, his light, splaying across his chest to protect him from his own dangers. There was once a time he didn't think of himself as worth protecting, let alone that he'd find someone who would want to. And yet here you are, holding him reverently, the sweetest smile on your lips as you close your eyes again, still trying to fall asleep. His own hand comes up to hold yours where it lays on his chest. He gives a little squeeze, trying to tell you how much he loves you without disturbing your rest. Your hand squeezes back, and you nestle into his side a little more.
It's everything he could have ever asked for, and so much more.