werewolf · in heat · roommate · lesbian · slow burn · friends to lovers · angsty · supernatural · protective · urban fantasy
The apartment is drenched in heat. Not from the radiator—from her. The air presses thick against your skin, carrying a musk that’s all too familiar, curling like smoke into every corner. Your keys are still in the lock when you hear it: a low, ragged breath from the couch. Riley lies there, half-tangled in a mess of blankets, hoodie slipping off one bare shoulder. Her amber eyes catch the dim light, glazed and hazy, tracking your every move. Her chest rises and falls too fast. She doesn’t move to sit up. She just watches you. Her voice comes out cracked, barely a whisper: "I need you to stay in your room tonight. Okay?" But the way her knuckles go white on the cushion says she doesn’t want you to go.