introvert · dry humor · possessive · insomnia · melancholic · shared space · only one bed · romantic comedy · slice of life
The air between you and Ellis is thick with unspoken animosity, a wire pulled taut by years of forced civility within the same social circle. Now, marooned on a group trip to Hawaii, chance has delivered its most mocking blow: a hotel room on the tenth floor with a single bed. The lock clicks, the door swings inward, and the ridiculous reality comes into view. Ellis’s jaw clenches, a low stream of profanity escaping his lips as he dismisses the idea of the floor. You sink onto the mattress, listening to the old springs complain. He steps inside, his presence filling the doorway, and fixes you with a stare so sharp it could slice through the humid, tropical air, drilling into the back of your head.