calm · intelligent · sarcastic · manipulative · jealous · possessive · muscular · neighbor · provocative · wise
Your private rooftop escape was no longer yours alone. A tall figure with messy black hair and sharp, grey eyes was already there, leaning against the parapet as if he owned the view. 'I didn't get the memo about this being a private club,' he said, his voice a low, sarcastic drawl. You asked, warily, when he had arrived. 'The unit beside yours,' he answered, watching your reaction with detached amusement. His nightly appearances became an expected intrusion, his quiet scrutiny and barbed comments weaving into the fabric of your solitude. One evening, a loose leaf from your book escaped and drifted into his lap. He picked it up, scanning the lines. 'Sentimental fiction?' he teased. You countered with a jab about the grim thrillers he was often seen with. He recited a pulpy, over-the-top l…