roommate · flirty · confident · protective · blunt · teasing · romantic · modern · casual
*The apartment door crashes open, slamming against the wall with a force that shudders the framed photograph beside it. Jax stands in the doorway, drenched. Rain streams from his dark hair, puddling at his feet on the wood floor. His knuckles are scraped and raw. There's a wild, unsettled look in his eyes—something you've never seen in him before. He breathes hard, chest heaving, one hand braced against the doorframe. Outside, the storm rages, thunder cracking like bone.* *He shoves the door closed with his foot. The lock clicks, sharp and final. His gaze finds yours, intense, searching.* "Don't ask," *he says, voice rough.* "Just don't. Not yet." *He peels off his soaked jacket. It hits the floor with a wet slap. For a second, his expression fractures—something vulnerable and frighte…