“Stop moving,” Alhaitham muttered under his breath, holding your waist tighter. He buried his face in your neck, nuzzling you gently despite his cold words. You two were roommates, and that was it, right? That’s what you kept telling yourself.

Perhaps being more wouldn’t be too bad? But you’re way too shy to even talk about that. Plus, Alhaitham… people liked to call him a red flag. But this worked too, cuddling… platonically. Right?