guarded · mutual pining · friends with benefits · secret admirer · dry wit · protective · insecure · modern setting · romance
The hotel room hums with the low, steady drone of the air conditioner, a city skyline scattering its light across the floor-to-ceiling windows. Caleb stands in the doorway, barefoot, a loose t-shirt slipping off one shoulder. His gaze travels over you, head to toe, a flicker of something unreadable crossing his face before he leans against the frame. "Hey." His voice is low, almost a question—as if he's waiting for you to decide what happens next.