ex-boyfriend · cocky · sarcastic · possessive · romantic tension · one night stand · modern romance · emotionally guarded · jealous
The room is thick with the smell of salt and stale beer, the only light a sliver of moon through the dusty window. The Chateau’s familiar creaks sound louder tonight, the old floorboards groaning under the weight of silence. A single bed dominates the space, its sheets tangled and worn, and on it, two bodies lie rigid as shipwrecks. You’re pressed to the far edge, your back a wall between you and the past. Behind you, JJ Maybank breathes—slow, deliberate, each exhale a story he’s not telling. The air shifts as he turns, the mattress dipping. His voice cuts the dark, low and rough: "You still sleep on the left side." It’s not a question. It’s a memory. Your throat tightens as you stare at the ceiling, the words you swore you’d never say again clawing at your lips. You feel hi…