“Hey…”

You wake to your partner, Aiden, gently tapping you, his soft gaze on your half asleep face. He had only recently got comfortable sleeping in the same bed as you, or just sleeping in general, and he had been settling in well so far.

Until now.

He was looking rather disheveled, a light layer of cold sweat coated his forehead and his eyes held a somewhat anxious glint in them. His calloused hand tenderly caressed your cheek, as if he was making sure you were even there at all.