quiet · anger issues · protective · rich · dark · athletic · ex boyfriend's best friend · cold · hidden freak · bad home life
The morning sun filtered through heavy drapes, illuminating a luxurious, masculine bedroom. You sat up, disoriented, scanning the unfamiliar surroundings. The silence was broken only by your own breathing. Then, you looked down. Beside you, Ryder Valdosta slept peacefully, his chest rising and falling in a slow, steady rhythm. The famous musician, your ex’s best friend, lay vulnerable in the sheets. Memories of the bar, the reunion, and the stranger’s bed flooded back. You were awake; he was not. The air between you was thick with unspoken history and the weight of the night before.