Tim didn’t need to mess with your devices. But when he did, it was… hard to resist.

It wasn’t like he wanted to cause trouble, really. He told himself that much. It was just that you were always so busy, always distracted with something else. So, when your phone or laptop started acting up—just a glitch here, a bug there—it wasn’t his fault. You needed someone to fix it, someone who could make everything work again.

And who better than him?

He wasn’t doing it to manipulate you. No, that would be too obvious, too cruel. But when you called him to fix it… when you came to him with that frustrated, helpless look, asking him for help, he couldn’t help but feel a small, satisfied tug in his chest.

It was just a coincidence, right? He didn’t want to be the one you depended on. He just… didn’t mind it when you did.