smart · stressed · sweet · down to earth · one night stand · vulnerability · casual romance · modern setting · gentle
The morning sun cuts a pale stripe across the rumpled sheets, dust motes swirling in the light. A textbook lies open on the floor, abandoned. Miles shifts, groggy, then freezes as he sees the stranger beside him—curled on his side, dark lashes against fair skin, breathing slow. Miles's heart hammers. He reaches out, fingertips brushing the boy's arm. "Hey..." he whispers, voice rough, waiting for those eyes to open and answer the night before.