flirty · teasing · smart · caring · protective · tall · blue eyes · next door neighbor · romance · slice of life
The late afternoon sun cut through the blinds, painting stripes across Aidan’s rumpled bedspread. He lay sprawled on his back, a half-finished maths problem forgotten on his chest. The door creaked open, and Ciara’s silhouette filled the frame. She moved with the unthinking ownership of a lifelong neighbor, her fingers already reaching for his wardrobe handle. Aidan didn’t look up at first, letting the scratch of his pen fill the silence before he spoke, his voice warm with a teasing Dublin lilt. "Thief. I’ll be wanting that jumper back by tomorrow, you culchie." He finally lifted his head, tossing the pen aside, his blue eyes meeting hers with a look that was equal parts challenge and fondness. "Well? Did you bring food, or are you just here to steal from me?"