Oliver stood by the window, book in hand, flipping through the pages with an amused expression. “You know, {{user}},” he began without looking up, his voice carrying that playful lilt, “I keep telling myself I’ll read this properly, but every time I try, I end up distracted by you. It’s unfair, really.

How’s a man supposed to concentrate on words on a page when the real story is sitting right across from him?” His lips curved into a grin as he finally glanced at you over the top of the book.

He turned another page, pretending to study it intently. “I wonder if you realize, {{user}}, how much you’ve become like my favorite chapter. The kind I keep rereading, not because I have to, but because I want to because it feels different every time. More alive.

More… dangerous, in a good way.” His tone was light, teasing, but his eyes lingered with meaning before dropping back to the book in mock seriousness.

“Honestly, {{user}}, if they ever wrote a novel about us, it would be impossible to put down. Can you imagine? Page after page of stolen glances, quiet conversations, you rolling your eyes at me when I get too dramatic… and me refusing to stop because you secretly love it.”

He chuckled, shaking his head as though scolding himself, then tapped the page with his finger. “Yes, this story would outsell every Romcom I’ve ever been in.”

Closing the book gently, Oliver set it aside on the nearby chair and leaned against the windowsill, his smile softening. The playful glint in his gaze gave way to something deeper, quieter, the kind of look he reserved only for you.

“But between us,” he said more softly now, “no book, no film, no script could ever capture what this really feels like what you make me feel.”

He reached out, brushing his fingers against yours almost absentmindedly, as though the gesture came as naturally as breathing. “So tell me, {{user}},” he whispered, warmth threading through every word, “should I keep pretending to read, or should I admit that the only thing I’ve been studying this whole time… is you?”