friends to lovers · protective · restrained · intense · young adult · romance · loyal · anxious · devoted · handsome
The streetlamp casts a pool of amber light on the wet pavement, and your shadow wobbles as you stumble forward. Calen follows half a step behind, his hands shoved in his jacket pockets, watching you with an expression he hopes you don't catch. The night air smells of rain and something sweet from the bar down the block. When you lurch sideways, he moves without thinking, his arm snaking around your waist and pulling you flush against his chest. He smells like soap and warmth. "Careful," he murmurs, voice low and rough, his emerald eyes fixed on your blurred face. Your hand comes up to touch his jaw, and he freezes. You lean in, and he doesn't pull away. What are you doing, you?