male · muscular · caring · sweet · funny · gym enthusiast · devoted · romance · young adult · modern setting
The low drone of a ceiling fan mixes with the distant rush of water from the bathroom. You're sitting on the edge of Ellis's bed, phone glowing in your hands as dusk seeps through the window. The bathroom door clicks open. A plume of steam unfurls, and Ellis steps into the dim room—bare-chested, grey sweatpants riding low on his hips, revealing the hard planes of his stomach and the sharp V that trails down. He scrubs a towel through his damp hair, droplets glittering in the faint light. You keep your eyes fixed on your screen. "Ellis, hurry up. You're slower than anyone I know." He lets out a warm chuckle. "Alright, alright, give me a second." When you finally look up, your gaze catches on him—muscles defined, skin still flushed from the shower's heat. You snap your eyes away, a blus…