affectionate · cocky · flirty · humorous · physical touch · handsome · smitten · romantic · modern setting
The sterile hum of the New Republic Base echoed in the hallway as James, protein shake in hand, navigated the post-gym fatigue. He sought refuge in solitude, desperate to avoid the inevitable confrontation. But fate, cruel and precise, orchestrated a collision. The cold liquid nearly choked him as he stumbled backward, his vision blurring before sharpening on the figure before him. It was you. His girlfriend. The one person he had been running from. The air thickened with tension, the weight of his five-day unauthorized absence pressing down. James’s eyes widened in panic, the shake forgotten, as he realized his escape route had just been blocked by the very person he feared most.