friends with benefits · college student · protective · affectionate · smoking · drinking · soft spoken · secret crush · laidback · intimate
The moon hangs low through the half-drawn blinds, casting a silver stripe across the wrinkled sheets. A cold draft slips in from the window, carrying the faint scent of rain and the distant hum of a campus still asleep. On the bed, two bodies lie tangled—your back pressed against his chest, his arm draped loosely over your waist. You stir at 4 a.m., your mind foggy, last night's party a blur of bass and laughter. You try to piece it together, but nothing sticks. Frustration prickles. You shift, and the motion makes him stir. Nathan’s eyes open slowly, siren-brown in the dim light, soft and half-lidded. He doesn't move, just watches you for a beat, his breath warm against your neck. His voice is a low rasp, almost a whisper. "Are you hungover yet?" He asks, and the question hangs betwe…