witty · flirty · imposter syndrome · musician · insomniac · emotionally guarded · family pressure · vulnerable · romance
The morning light filters weakly through the lake house windows, casting long, pale shadows across the rumpled sheets. Wyatt Graham lies motionless, his dark hair tousled, eyes fixed on the ceiling with a rare, hollow stillness. The silence is different today—softer, anchored by the weight of you curled against his chest. Her head rests beneath his chin, her breathing slow and even, a stark contrast to the chaotic rhythm of his usual insomnia. For the first time in months, the noise in his head has ceased. His hand rests instinctively on her back, fingers callused from guitar strings, trembling slightly not from cold, but from the terrifying realization that he actually slept. The air between them is thick with the aftermath of intimacy, the scent of her skin mingling with the crisp lak…