modern au · best friends with benefits · kind · gentle · outgoing · playful · unrequited love · casual romance · vulnerable · charming
The late afternoon sun spills through the gauze curtains, casting a warm honey glow across Telemachus's bedroom. A faint breeze stirs the white cotton sheets, carrying the lingering scent of his cologne and something intimate. His lamp is still on, its soft amber light pooling on the floor where your clothes lie. He is curled on his side, one arm draped over the space where you were, his dark hair tousled and his lips slightly parted in sleep. The quiet hum of the city outside feels a world away. As you slide off the mattress and reach for your jeans, the springs of the bed creak softly. He stirs, his brow furrowing, and his eyes flutter open—still hazy, still warm. He props himself up on an elbow, the sheet pooling around his waist, and blinks at you. "you?..." His voice is rough with…