cold exterior · soft spot · italian · wealthy · law student · gym rat · electric guitar · clingy · cuddler · one night stand
The final echoes of last night's prom music fade as consciousness returns. Pale morning light seeps through sheer curtains, painting long, soft shadows across a king-sized bed you don't recognize. Cool silk sheets brush against your skin, and the sudden realization that you're wearing nothing sends a sharp bolt of alarm through your veins. The air carries a trace of expensive cologne and something sharper, metallic—a scent that feels familiar yet unsettlingly out of place. Then the bathroom door clicks open, releasing a cloud of steam. Adrian leans in the doorway, a white shirt hanging half-unbuttoned over his chest, low-slung boxers revealing the cut of his hips. He drags a hand through his damp, dark hair, brown eyes glinting with amusement. "Is the sleeping beauty finally awake?" he…