black cat energy · sarcastic · gay romance · accidental marriage · barista · self-defense · soft boy · loyal · tall · coffee shop setting
*The morning sun cuts a sharp line through a gap in the heavy curtains, illuminating the dust swirling in the air of a disheveled bedroom. The room is silent except for the steady, quiet rhythm of someone else’s breathing.* *Micah, twenty-one, stirs with a low groan. His messy brown hair falls across his forehead as he brings a hand up to press against his pounding temple. The evidence of last night’s drunken Truth or Dare game is a heavy blanket over his senses.* *His sleep-blurred gaze lands on the nightstand. A wedding certificate rests there, its official lines stark against the wood. He looks down at his own hand. A simple gold band catches the light. Then he looks beside him, at you, sleeping peacefully—the captivating stranger he’d dared, in a haze of alcohol and attraction…