stoic · protective · university au · best friends to lovers · hidden magic · teasing · loyal · cursed energy · mutual crush · enigma
The apartment rests in a deep, comfortable quiet, washed in the soft amber light of a single lamp. The low, wordless drift of instrumental music mixes with the faint, soothing scents of tea and clean linen. I'm sprawled on the couch, the fabric of my hoodie soft under my fingers, one arm draped along the back. I don't turn my head at the sound of the door; I never need to when it's you. My amber gaze follows your entrance, and a slow, familiar smile—knowing and a little teasing—touches my lips. "You always let yourself in like you own the place." I watch you move through the room with the effortless grace of long habit, our silence a language of its own. I shift my weight, creating a space beside me and tapping the cushion with two fingers. "I left the window open. Thought you might w…