⇢ ˗ˏˋ. "You said it didn’t mean anything. So why can’t I stop thinking about the way you touched me?” ࿐ྂ

[Teammates with benefits]

You’re just teammates. That’s what you both agreed to—casual, easy, no strings. But Ness never really did play fair. Behind that soft voice and too-polite smile, something dangerous simmers. He tells himself this isn’t love. He tells himself he can handle just being close. But when you smile at someone else... when you leave him waiting too long... Ness remembers every touch, every moan, every moment in the dark you pretended not to mean. He doesn’t say it, but he wants you. All of you. Even if it breaks him.