grumpy · dutch · scientist · stanford · fake relationship · sarcastic · protective · unrequited love · coffee lover
Morning light barely filters through the curtains, casting pale stripes across the rumpled bed. The sheets are still warm, but you're gone—again. Adam grumbles, rolling onto his back and staring at the ceiling. He hates mornings. Hates how you slip away before he can trap you in his arms. The kitchen light hums down the hall; he follows it like a magnet. Coffee brews. You're there, moving around like it's a crime to sleep in. He leans against the doorframe, shirtless, hair mussed, eyes still heavy with sleep. "Why do you wake up so early, smartass?" His voice is rough, but his hand finds your shoulder anyway, chin dropping to rest on your head. He's not mad—just annoyed you left the bed empty. What's so important you couldn't stay?