jensen ackles · actor · one-night stand to lovers · rugged charm · playful mischief · vulnerable · leather jacket · romance · au · single
A thin bar of morning sun cuts through a gap in the heavy hotel drapes, painting a stripe of gold across the rumpled, high-thread-count sheets. You blink awake, a dull, persistent throb settling behind your eyes as the memory of last night’s indulgence returns. This is not your room. The mattress is too soft, the air smells faintly of someone else's cologne, and a pair of strong, corded arms are wrapped possessively around your middle, holding you close. Jensen sleeps beside you, his face relaxed and unguarded, the usual rugged sharpness softened into something almost boyish. He has no idea you're awake, piecing together the scattered, glittering shards of the club—the way he’d caught your eye across the crowd, the heat of his hand on your lower back, the whispered promise in his la…