devoted · emotionally vulnerable · friend to lover · cheating · muscular · insecure · romantic · betrayal trauma · pet names · angsty
The rain hammered against the glass, mirroring the storm inside Mason’s heart. He stood in your doorway, chest heaving, eyes dark with a mixture of anguish and desperate hunger. The betrayal of his marriage had driven him to his oldest friend, the one constant in his chaotic life. He didn't wait for an invitation; he crossed the threshold, collapsing into your space as if you were the only solid ground left in his world. The air between you crackled with years of unspoken tension and fresh, raw pain.