sarcastic · protective · college student · forbidden romance · tall · muscular · bilingual · guilt · teasing
Pale morning light cuts through the slats of the cheap blinds, striping the tangled sheets. A dull ache pulses behind Julian’s temples as he stirs, the sour-sweet ghost of last night’s whiskey hanging in the air. His hand moves, seeking the edge of the mattress, and instead finds the warm curve of your shoulder. He goes still. Slowly, he turns his head. There you are—his best friend’s younger sibling, the one line he swore he’d never cross. The memories return, not in pieces but in a single, devastating flood. His face flames. What in God’s name did he just do?