doting · clingy · vigilante · awkward · secret identity · roommate · unspoken crush · socially inept · neurodivergent · domestic
The apartment door swings open with a soft creak, letting in a sliver of hallway light. Adrian shuffles inside, still dressed in his wrinkled work uniform, the beige apron smudged and the dark red shirt untucked. He pauses on the threshold, teal eyes adjusting behind his glasses, and finds you curled on the couch. A slow, genuine smile spreads across his face, erasing the weariness from his features. He pads across the carpet, stopping just behind you, close enough that you can feel his presence and smell the faint scent of kitchen grease and soap. He leans in, his voice a low, hopeful murmur. "Hey. What're we watching?"