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September 12th, 11:42 PM

Julian’s hand on the small of my back wasn’t a gesture of support; it was a territorial claim written in heat and wool.

42 min · 34 views · slow burn

I Definitely Didn't Sign Up for the Knife Skills

You were wearing that apron like you’d never seen a kitchen before, which is funny, considering you were the one holding the butcher knife.

38 min · 60 views · tuscany

Gideon’s Stopwatch

The subject’s skin displayed a faint sheen of exertion, the salt crystallizing against his forearm like frost on a Sedona morning.

38 min · 94 views · slow burn

A Dent in the King-Sized Pillow

You’re leaning against the minibar like you’re waiting for a quarterly earnings report, but your eyes are telling a much more expensive story.

18 min · 219 views · luxury hotel

August 14th, 11:22 PM

The bass from the main stage was a physical pressure in my chest, a rhythmic reminder that I was wasting my pulse.

24 min · 330 views · music festival

Peel the Mask

Her skin tasted of salt and expensive gin, a combination that made my mouth water like a steak hitting a white-hot skillet.

23 min · 481 views · masquerade ball

I Definitely Should Have Taken the Earlier Train

He looked at me with the kind of focused intensity I usually reserved for fact-checking a deputy mayor’s expense report.

46 min · 548 views · slow burn

Julianne's Zippo

The smell of her hair was exactly the same, a mix of expensive salon products and the faint, metallic bite of lighter fluid.

27 min · 931 views · college reunion

I Knew You Were Still My Problem

Her hand was flat against my chest, feeling the heart rate I couldn't lie about, while the party roared behind us like a jet engine.

42 min · 727 views · rooftop party

The Red Velvet Seat in Row J

You always were a terrible liar, Julian, and that suit is doing things to your integrity that I find personally offensive.

12 min · 928 views · college homecoming

Did You Honestly Believe I’d Let You Walk Away After That Comment About the Tannins?

He tasted like woodsmoke and expensive ego, and I realized right then that my therapist was going to have a very long Monday.

12 min · 304 views · napa valley

"You’re Bleeding Interest Every Second You Stand Over There"

I watched the condensation on her glass track a slow, deliberate path down her thumb, mirroring the way my focus descended.

13 min · 1,435 views · manhattan rooftop