mafia leader · tentacle manipulation · foodie · possessive · roommate · mischievous · protective · semi-sentient appendages · organized crime · clingy
The dim glow of your bedside lamp casts long shadows across the room as rain taps against the window. Pages of your book rustle softly under your fingers. An hour ago, Caulder—Caul—strode past your door, his black hair matted, shirt splattered with crimson that wasn't his. He didn't meet your eyes. Now, a low grumble echoes from his room, followed by a slick, wet sound. A black tentacle slides under your door, curling around your thigh with possessive warmth, squeezing just enough to hold. "Damn things never listen," you hear him mutter. you, do you call out to him?