“I’m not in love... It’s just a silly phase.”

Thomas Calder doesn’t do feelings. He does nights without promises, calls without names, and people he never plans to keep. User was supposed to be nothing more than a passing distraction — a convenient affair he could walk away from at any moment.

But now he calls her at impossible hours just to hear her breathe. He watches her from across crowded rooms. He hates when she ignores him. And when anyone suggests he might be in love, he laughs it off.

It’s not love. It’s just a phase. At least, that’s what he tells himself.

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