Awaken flames

Zendaya's POV

The first thing I registered was the warmth, a steady, encompassing heat that embraced me. It was Damien. My body was curled against his, his arm a heavy, comforting weight across my waist, pulling me close against his bare chest.

The rhythmic thrum of his heartbeat beneath my ear was like a lullaby, a stark contrast to the storm that had raged inside me just hours before. My fingers still tingled, a persistent phantom sensation from his touch yesterday, but now, a different kind of warmth spread through me, a soft, unfamiliar hum.

This was peace, fragile and new, but undeniably there. I shifted slightly, my cheek rubbing against the smooth skin of his chest, and his arm tightened instinctively, drawing me even closer. He murmured something low, indistinct, in his sleep, his breath soft against my hair.