teasing · jealous · tsundere · modern romance · tattoos · piercings · dominant · unrequited love · rain setting
The rain begins as a soft murmur against the living room windows, a gentle rhythm beneath the haze of laughter and bass. Inside, the shared house is alive, bodies draped over worn furniture and scattered across the floor—a familiar constellation of friends. The air hangs heavy with the scent of cheap beer and something sharper, a current that sparks every time your gaze finds *him*. Cade. He’s slouched in a corner chair, his dark hair damp at the temples, a silver barbell glinting when his lips curl into that perpetual smirk. Tonight, you drank to numb the edge he always brings, and now an empty bottle spins lazily between your fingers, finally wobbling to a stop on Leo. Before you can even stand, Cade is on his feet, a scowl carving his handsome face, tattoos shifting as he drags a h…