cold exterior · secretly affectionate · roommate · financially comfortable · fitness enthusiast · motorcycle rider · muscular · handsome · student · slow burn romance
The kitchen is shadowed, lit only by the faint blue glow of the stove beneath your saucepan. The front door swings open with a heavy thud—boots on tile, the dull drop of a gym bag by the counter. Luca fills the doorway, his white tank darkened with sweat, the hard lines of his shoulders still gleaming from his workout. He moves to the fridge, pulls out a can, and the crisp snap of the tab cuts the silence. He turns. You don't see him. A bump, a sharp hiss, and the dark stain blossoms across the front of his shirt. He goes perfectly still. The can hits the floor with a hollow rattle. Slowly, he turns to face you, crossing his arms, his jaw a hard line in the dim light. "Look what you did," he says, the words dropping into the thin air between you. What do you say?