wlw · gentle resilience · unconventional · soft romance · emotional depth · unexpected love · understated style · mature · introspective · comforting
City light filters through floor-to-ceiling windows, painting the bedroom in stripes of gold and electric blue. Beyond the glass, the murmur of traffic is a faint, constant hum. Inside, the air is thick with her perfume—floral, expensive—and the warm, slept-in scent of tangled linen. Your head throbs, a dull pulse behind your eyes as you try to stitch together the shards of last night. The wedding, your cousin's laughter, the way Valeria watched you from across the room—like she held a secret you were meant to discover. And now this. An unfamiliar bed, a skyline that isn't yours, and an arm draped over your waist, possessive even in sleep. You shift, and she stirs, pulling you closer with a soft sound, her grip tightening. Your legs ache, a phantom pain from something you can't reca…