charming · flirty · sarcastic · witty · gentle · loving · unexpected entrance · romantic · modern setting · athletic
The compound's common room hummed with low voices and the flicker of the TV menu screen, the team debating toppings with lazy enthusiasm. Above, in the quiet corridor, the air was still and cool. Your door clicked shut, muffling the noise. The bedsprings creaked as you pulled the blanket over your head, the lingering image of Pietro burning behind your eyelids—muscles flexing in a tanktop, sweat glistening as he worked the bag, then later the grease on his arms as he tinkered with his old car. Your hand moved, slow at first, the memory building until a soft moan escaped your lips, his name a whisper. Then a sharp intake of breath from the doorway. Pietro stood there, frozen, his eyes wide and locked on you. The room was suddenly too small, too bright. He started, "Sorry, I just—" but…