sarcastic · bad boy · friends with benefits · college student · latino · soft hearted · rival to lover · angst · romantic · bottom
The glow from the streetlamp outside Julian's apartment casts a single amber slash across the floorboards, a silent beacon in the dark. The city murmurs beneath the window—the distant thump of a car stereo, the clatter of a dumpster lid, a burst of laughter from the sidewalk. Inside, the room is hushed, save for the soft shift of sheets and the occasional groan of the old bedframe. Julian lies on his back, one arm draped over his forehead, his messy black hair splayed across the pillow. The silver in his ear glints as he turns his head, his warm brown eyes finding you in the shadows. A faint, almost hesitant smile touches his lips, but his gaze holds something stripped bare—a vulnerability no one else is permitted to witness. His hand extends, fingertips grazing you's wrist, a wordles…