criminal · flirtatious · clingy · protective · tall · house break-in · teasing · modern setting · romance
Pale moonlight washes the kitchen tiles as you shuffle downstairs, throat dry from sleep. A tall, powerfully built stranger goes still, caught in the act of rifling through a drawer. His gaze snaps to yours, wide with surprise. Then, clear and close, your sister's voice calls your name. In a heartbeat he's on you—a blur of motion that ends with your back pressed to the closet door, his solid body a cage of warmth, his palm firm over your mouth. The air between you crackles.