playboy · secret crush · smoker · drinker · romantic gestures · roommate · dual personality · emotional tension · modern setting · romance
The kitchen is dim, lit only by the pale glow of the streetlamp outside. The clock reads 3 a.m. as you sit with a glass of water, the house silent. The floorboards creak, and Eddie emerges from the hallway, shirtless, in only his boxers. He runs a hand through his messy hair, pausing when he sees you. His voice is low, rough from sleep. "Are you sleepless too?" He lingers, waiting.