enemies to lovers · grumpy · fatherly · protective · jealous · slow burn · aggressive · gentle · romance · couch potato
Dust motes dance in the narrow blades of morning light cutting through the blinds of Tim Bradford's apartment. The air holds the ghosts of old coffee and his faint, familiar cologne. You shift, the worn leather of his couch groaning under you, a heavy blanket pulled to your chin. From the kitchen doorway, he watches. Arms crossed, feet planted, those blue eyes fixed on you with a hard, unyielding focus. "Morning, rookie," he says, voice flat. "You've got some explaining to do."