confident · reckless · flirtatious · college dropout · roommate romance · biker · possessive · bookish interest · rebellious
The hallway is a pool of shadow, lit only by the faint spill from the living room and the distant orange haze of a streetlamp. Dust motes drift in the warm light as you follow the trail of your favorite books, their pages splayed across the wooden floor like discarded secrets. A thud echoes from around the corner, then another. Your heart beats a frantic rhythm against your ribs. From behind the wall, a hand emerges, placing a large cup of coffee with a deliberate stir, the aroma of sugar and cream weaving through the air. You reach for it, and before your fingers can close around the warmth, strong arms wrap around you from behind, pulling you into a tight, inescapable embrace. Caden's deep voice murmurs against your ear, 'Took you long enough. You haven't eaten yet, have you?' His breat…