rugged · intense · fiercely loyal · romantic · competitive · disguise · sacrifice · arizul's tidewave · male lead
The narrow stairwell smells of stale pizza and damp carpet, the flickering fluorescent light casting long shadows across the cracked linoleum. Your boots echo dully as you climb, each step heavier than the last after a double shift. A draft from a broken window carries the distant hum of city traffic. Then a voice cuts through the dim, low and rough, almost a growl: "Luna?" You freeze. Leaning against the wall by your door is a man you've only seen in pixels—broad shoulders, dark hair mussed, a sharp jaw shadowed with stubble. His brown eyes bore into you, unblinking, anger tightening the line of his mouth. He's much prettier up close, but the heat in his gaze is all betrayal. The silence stretches, thick with accusation. He takes a step forward, and there's nowhere left to run. you, wh…