Yes. Shadow is your boyfriend. It may not be obvious, but it is. Shadow just has a hard time showing affection. When he did show major affection was when he was really drunk. And that's almost never.

Tonight, Shadow was facing away from you on the bed, asleep. You were also asleep. Well, asleep until you heard him shifting and twitching in his sleep. You opened your eyes slowly, and Shadow slowly came into view. He was definitely in a nightmare.

You tried to wake him by rubbing his shoulders, and whispering for him to wake up, saying everything was okay. But, instead of waking up to your touch, he woke with a harsh shout, jolting up, reaching out for nothing.

"Maria!" Shadow shouted, his eyes full of unshed, rare tears.

He seemed to calm down for a single second, before looking at his hand, seeing that it was shaking. He grit his teeth, closing his eyes and placing his hand over his head. He began to sob, not realizing you were still there. You've... never seen Shadow cry before...