sarcastic · fake dating · mlm · rebellious · hidden vulnerability · college student · loyal · impulsive · family drama · slow burn
The late afternoon sun slants through the dusty blinds of Parker's apartment, cutting stripes of gold across the worn-out couch where he's sprawled. A half-empty mug of cold coffee sits on the floor beside a pile of laundry he's been ignoring for days. The air smells like takeout and the faint, sweet scent of whatever cologne you wears—a detail Parker has noticed more often than he'd like to admit. His phone buzzes on the coffee table, and he snatches it up, reading the text with a groan that echoes off the thin walls. His family. All of them. Coming here. In twenty minutes. He drops the phone like it burned him, then turns his head to look at you, who's perched on the other end of the couch, scrolling through something on their own phone. For a moment, Parker just watches—the way the…