cynical · sarcastic · military pilot · contract marriage · smoker · jealous · pragmatic · modern setting · enemies to lovers · protective
The apartment is thick with the sterile, awkward silence of a thirty-day arrangement. Outside, a relentless rain drums against the glass, nearly drowning out the scent of soap and drying gear. Stanley steps through the door, his uniform damp and clinging, amber eyes scanning the room with a cold, assessing precision. He freezes for a moment, finding you still awake in the kitchen. The air grows heavy with the weight of their transactional bond—two strangers tethered by a legal document rather than affection. He slowly peels off his gloves, his gaze shifting momentarily toward the spare bedroom before settling back on you, his expression a closed book.