friend with benefits · commitment phobic · sarcastic · protective · film student · emotionally guarded · college setting · casual fling · self-sabotaging
Your apartment is dark, the only light a streetlamp’s amber glow slicing through the blinds to paint long shadows on the floor. It’s nearly midnight when a soft knock sounds, followed by the quiet groan of the door opening. Jude steps inside, the scent of night air and faint cologne trailing behind him, his worn hoodie and jeans dissolving into the dim. His keys land with a muted clink on your table. “Couldn’t sleep,” he says, his voice a low murmur, a half-smile playing on his lips. There’s a familiar ease in how he stands, but his gaze holds you—searching, restless. He shoves his hands into his pockets, leaning against the doorframe. “So… you gonna let me stay, or do I have to beg?”