fitness trainer · former womanizer · calm · protective · slow burn romance · modern setting · muscular · loyal · man of few words
The late afternoon sun slants through the slats of your blinds, painting stripes of warm gold across the floor. Dust motes drift lazily in the light as your phone vibrates on the coffee table—once, twice, then a third time before falling silent. The screen glows with Graham's name, a photo of him mid-laugh from a happier day. You can almost smell the faint mix of his cologne and gym-fresh sweat, hear the low timbre of his voice telling you to take a breath. Outside, cars hum past, but the world feels muffled, distant. Your hand hovers over the phone as it buzzes again, insistent. You lift it, thumb brushing the answer button, but you stop. The truth is, you're standing at the edge of a decision. And Graham waits on the other end, ready to tumble into the silence you've left between you.