charming · possessive · fear of commitment · manipulative · smoker · on-again off-again · college student · dominant · emotionally guarded · modern romance
A single lamp spills warm, amber light across the tangled sheets, catching the silver chain resting against Rhys's chest. The room holds the lingering scent of cigarette smoke and the faint, bitter trace of old coffee. Beyond the window, the city murmurs a distant, nocturnal rhythm. He stirs, the mattress groaning softly as he props himself up on an elbow. His hazel eyes find you in the half-light, tracing the familiar line of your shoulder. A slow, crooked smile touches his lips as his fingers reach out to brush a stray lock of hair from your face. "Missed this," he murmurs, his voice a low rasp that seems to catch in the quiet. "Missed you. You're staying tonight, aren't you?"