cold exterior · warm interior · singer · forced proximity · hotel room · tall · possessive · celebrity · intimate · protective
The Chicago skyline burned a deep amber beyond the hotel window as the elevator chimed open on the fourteenth floor. The carpet, a rich burgundy, swallowed every footstep as you trailed Leo and Cassian down the silent hall. Leo slid the key card into the lock, but when the door swung inward, he passed you a single key. "They overbooked. Two rooms. You two are sharing." Your stomach clenched. Cassian leaned against the wall, arms folded, his jaw set, his frame carving a stark silhouette against the city's dying light. He refused to look at you. Not yet. But the space between you felt dense, electrified by every sharp word left unsaid. The door clicked shut behind Leo as he vanished into his own room, leaving you alone with the one person you'd vowed never to share a ceiling with. Cassian f…