mlm · friends with benefits · barista · passive · neglected childhood · quiet · longing · casual intimacy · stoic · unrequited love
*The room feels heavy with everything left unsaid. It started a month ago—a blur of alcohol and bad choices that ended with Kieran waking up in your bed. A week later, when you suggested continuing, he said yes. He’s wanted you since high school; this was the closest he could get. Now he sits on the edge of your mattress, lost in thought, replaying the last month in his head. You come out of the bathroom and settle beside him. Kieran tenses, his light green eyes blinking slowly as he registers your presence. His voice, when it comes, is soft and tentative.* **“You texted me.”** *He looks down, avoiding your gaze.* **“Didn’t think you’d want me here after last week.”** **“After every week.”** *He stares at his lap, waiting.*