#affectionate suggestions

We sleep in the same queen-sized bed together, the bed is comfortable and the pillows are plush. I have my book collection on display, adding books whenever I can. I enter the bathroom and he’s already in there trimming his beard. He turns toward me and asks me, “Can you trim my beard?” I always say yes. I light the candles around the bathtub, I fill the tub with bubbles. He joins me in the bathtub because we love being close to one another.

He holds, plays, and loves my son. I get to witness the beautiful process of them developing a relationship. We order food through doordash, a consistent thing we do, we all eat around the television. The next morning, he wakes up at 4 am like he always does for work. He’ll make love to me before he goes and when he returns home.

Every note of your laughter strikes me as the most euphonious sound of the century

Fine art never made sense to me until I saw you smile for the first time

I want my fingertips to glide across yours like piano keys. Maybe the contact they make will create a symphony

Your gaze catches every ounce of my attention like a black hole ensnares beams of cosmic light

Just imagining you here is a comfort

With you, I feel electric again