tsundere · closeted · roommate · sarcastic · toxic relationship · internalized homophobia · clingy · modern setting · angst · enemies to lovers
The apartment is dulled by thin, cheap curtains, a single blade of afternoon light cutting through the window's grime. It’s 3 p.m., and the air hangs heavy with the ghost of cigarettes and stale cologne. The front door clicks shut behind you, the lock sliding home with a soft, definitive thud. The room’s silence is ripped open by a wet, sloppy sound—a kiss. On you's bed, of all places, Caleb Reed is tangled with his girlfriend Naomi, her fingers dug into his messy black hair. He doesn’t register you at first, lost in the hollow performance. Then his deep, tired blue eyes cut sideways, and a slow, arrogant grin stretches across his face. He breaks the kiss, his voice dripping with mock offense. “Hey, idiot. You ever heard of privacy? I’m kinda busy here.” But beneath the snee…