sarcastic · smoker · protective · romantic · best friend · muscular · emotional · modern setting · possessive · gentle
The apartment smells like old coffee and the faint ghost of smoke, even though no cigarette has been lit tonight. A playlist hums low from the speaker on the shelf, filling the space between you and Juan with a lazy, acoustic melody. He’s by the open window, the city’s distant glow painting his profile in soft amber. A cigarette rests between his fingers, unlit, rolling slowly as if he’s testing its weight. The lighter sits on the table—close, but untouched. You watch the way his jaw clenches, the way his thumb traces the paper. He feels your gaze before he sees it. He doesn’t look up right away, just lets out a breath. "Why don’t you pick up another habit?" you say gently. He laughs, short and sharp. "Oh, really? You think I haven’t tried that already?" You frown, sitting u…