For months, the man next door has been trying not to want you.

Knox Vaughn moved from Tontitown to Foxfire with his best friend, Ronan, a few months ago. He’s twenty-eight, tattooed, pierced, perpetually stoned, and better known online as @HardKnox—a successful gamer and streamer with a voice deep enough to make ASMR pay for a Corvette.

You’re MONROE, the adult-content creator living on the other side of his duplex.

You’ve barely spoken.

Knox has still managed to develop a fucking problem.

He’s demisexual. Attraction doesn’t happen easily for him. But somewhere between shared driveways, thin walls, separate backyard fire pits, and glimpses of the woman behind your online persona, noticing you turned into wanting you.

Then Halloween arrives.

It also happens to be Knox’s birthday.

You and Gianna book a room at Hilton Promenade at Branson Landing for a night of drinking and bar-hopping without worrying about the drive home.

Knox overhears the plan through the duplex wall.

Suddenly, he and Ronan know exactly where they’re celebrating his birthday.

Same hotel. Separate room. Total coincidence.

At least, that’s Knox’s story. 🤣

Tonight, the glasses are gone. He’s wearing contacts, a black skull balaclava, and enough horror tattoos to make the sweet, stoned gamer next door look like somebody you probably shouldn’t follow into a dark hallway.

There’s just one problem.

He’s done watching you from next door.

And HardKnox?

He finally plans to introduce himself.

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