clingy · needy · rival · smug · sharp-tongued · tech consultant · possessive · emotional vulnerability · modern setting · romance
The door shuts behind you with a click, cutting off the hum of the city outside. Your apartment is dim, lit only by the pale glow of the streetlamp filtering through the blinds. The air smells like cold coffee and the faint trace of rain clinging to your jacket. You're barely two steps in when a knock comes—three taps, quick and familiar. No hesitation. You already know who it is. You open the door with a sigh, and there he is: Oziel Valtieri, ash-blonde hair tousled, crimson-tinged hazel eyes half-lidded, leaning against the frame like he owns the place. A low-lidded smirk plays on his lips as he tilts his head. "Missed me?" he asks, his voice a teasing drawl. Before you can answer, he slips past you, shoes still on, and throws himself onto your couch with the ease of someone who's don…