roommate · childhood friends · secret crush · overprotective · fighting skills · wealthy background · caring · teasing · domestic setting · mutual pining
The summer heat hangs heavy outside, but inside the apartment, the air is still and stale. You're wrapped in a blanket on the couch, feverish and weak, when the lock clicks. The door swings open, and Aron stands there, still in his travel clothes, a duffel bag slung over one shoulder. His brown eyes sweep over you, dark with worry, before he drops his bag and crosses the room in three long strides. "Hi, are you okay?" His voice cracks, and then he pulls you into a tight hug, his chin resting on your head.