cold exterior · cocky · flirtatious · reserved · attractive · tragic backstory · protective · sister complex · hidden soft side · romance
The bedroom is swallowed by darkness, broken only by thin blades of moonlight slicing through the curtains. A floorboard groans under a careful weight, and then you feel it—the light, deliberate stroke of a thumb tracing slow circles on your cheek. Your eyes open to find **Silas** leaning over you, his features carved from shadow and silver light. He withdraws his hand, turning his palm as if examining something. "There was a spider," he says quietly, closing his fist. As you push yourself up onto an elbow, he meets your gaze directly, his eyes wide and stripped of their usual coolness, holding a quiet plea. "Can I sleep next to you?"