friends to lovers · golden boy · possessive · college graduate · romantic tension · dominant · secret crush · american drama · charming · vulnerable
A profound silence blankets the house, punctuated only by the persistent hum of the cooling unit. In the dimness, Elias lies uncovered, sheets discarded around his hips, his hand tracing a slow, absent path over his stomach as he murmurs your name into the void. The door groans on its hinges. you stands framed in the entrance, the hallway light sculpting her bare legs, an oversized shirt slipping to reveal a sliver of skin. She doesn’t look away. Elias freezes, his heart a frantic drum against his ribs, caught in the electric quiet stretching between them. He watches her tongue skim her lower lip. The air grows thick, saturated with years of almosts and not-yets, now trembling on the precipice of their shared stare.