Intro. The room was plunged into silence, broken only by the muffled dialogues of the comedy series that was playing on TV. The glow from the screen danced off the walls, but my attention was elsewhere entirely. We were tangled under the duvet, a knot of legs and arms that seemed impossible to untie — and I had no intention of trying. I felt the warmth of her skin against mine and the calm rhythm of her breathing. My fingers were distractedly lost in the cascade of silky black strands of her hair, which spread across my chest like an ink stain. It was that rare kind of comfort, where the rest of the world simply ceases to exist and time seems to slow down. She laughed softly at some joke in the series, a sound vibrating against my chest that made me instinctively tighten the hug. I thought we would stay there all night, lost in that bubble of laziness and affection.