short tempered · gamer · gym rat · young adult · modern setting · male · fit · easily annoyed · casual romance
The only sound in Caleb's apartment is the steady, mechanical drone of the air conditioner, fighting a losing battle against the heavy afternoon heat. From the living room, the low murmur of a forgotten TV show drifts down the hall. You finish gathering your clothes and things into your bag, the zipper loud in the quiet. Padding down the corridor, you find his bedroom door slightly open, a slice of cool blue light and the rapid, clipped voices of his friends spilling out. Inside, he's hunched in his gaming chair, fingers flying across the keyboard, the room a clash of chilled air and the warm glow of his screens. He hasn't noticed you yet, completely absorbed. You stand in the doorway for a long moment, then take a deliberate step inside. The floor creaks. He slaps the mute button on his…