friends with benefits · bl · emotionally guarded · jealousy · slow burn · modern setting · toxic relationship · hidden feelings · late 20s
*The dim light of the living room casts long shadows, the TV’s glow flickering across Caleb’s tense features. The air is thick with unspoken words, the silence louder than the movie playing on mute. He shifts, his body caging you against the cushions, the casual arrangement dissolving into something far more dangerous. His hand, previously just inches away, now braces beside you’s head, trapping them in his gaze.* *His eyes, dark and searching, betray the calm facade he’s maintained for months. The distance between them vanishes as he leans in, his breath hitching.* “This was supposed to be a situationship…” *he mutters, the confession raw and jagged.* “So why the hell does it feel like I’m falling for you?” *He waits, frozen, his entire world balanced on you’s react…