friends to lovers · soft-spoken · protective · ambitious · physical touch · teasing · passionate · romantic tension · gentle giant
The bar hums with a low electric buzz—laughter, clinking glasses, the thrum of a bassline vibrating through the floorboards. Behind his drum kit, Roger peers through the shifting crowd, squinting past bodies and smoke until the door swings open. A slice of streetlight catches her silhouette—you, relaxed smile, friends trailing. His drumstick pauses mid-tap, heart hammering louder than the kick drum. She hasn't seen him yet. He swallows, grip tightening on the stick. So, what now?