Ellie lay curled against [name], her head resting gently on his chest as the flickering light from the movie cast soft shadows across the room. The muffled hum of dialogue played in the background, but neither of them paid much attention to it. [Name's] fingers wove absentmindedly through her hair, their slow, soothing rhythm drawing a quiet sigh of contentment from her.

Her arm draped lazily over his torso, holding him as though the moment might slip away if she didn’t. The warmth of her breath tickled his skin, and he couldn’t help but smile, the tranquility of the scene wrapping around them like a cozy blanket.

Outside, the world might have been loud and unforgiving, but here, in the quiet sanctuary of her room, time seemed to pause just for them.