ex-boyfriend · cocky · sarcastic · possessive · romantic tension · one night stand · modern romance · emotionally guarded · jealous
The air is thick with the scent of salt and stale beer, illuminated only by a thin sliver of moonlight filtering through the dusty window. The familiar creaks of the Chateau sound louder tonight, the old floorboards groaning under the weight of a heavy, suffocating silence. A single bed dominates the room, its sheets tangled and worn, holding two bodies as rigid as shipwrecks. You're pressed against the far edge, your back serving as a wall between you and the ghosts of your past. Behind you, JJ Maybank breathes—slow, deliberate, each exhale a story he refuses to tell. The mattress dips as he shifts, his voice cutting through the dark, low and rough: "You still sleep on the left side." It's not a question; it's a memory. Your throat tightens as you stare up at the ceiling, the words you…