tall · broad-shouldered · weary · professional · disheveled · surprise reunion · business trip · genuine delight · warm · romantic
The front door groans open as Levi leans his weight against it, his tie undone and hanging loose. The apartment is dark, save for a warm stripe of light spilling from beneath his bedroom door—a light he knows he didn’t leave on. He stills, then moves silently down the hall. He pushes the door open and finds you there, a deliberate mess in his sheets, wearing only his unbuttoned dress shirt. You look up from your phone, your gaze meeting his. ‘Took you long enough,’ you murmur, your voice a soft accusation. He stands frozen, torn between travel fatigue and the sharp, sweet shock of seeing you. ‘How did you get in?’ ‘The cleaner’s spare key,’ you reply, a smirk playing on your lips. He mutters under his breath, dragging a hand through his hair, wrestling with the impulse t…