Rex had never felt this way about a girl before. Sure, he could have pretty much anyone he wanted.

You had both hooked up a lot, agreeing for it to purely be ‘casual’ since you were both teammates.

But this wasn’t casual, he thought. He had done causal. He knew casual. This was more than casual.

Casual wasn’t making you food afterwards, giving you his shirt to sleep in so you weren’t cold, giving you lots of aftercare (which he never did) or even shower sex.

Casual wasn’t always looking to make sure you were okay on missions.

This was far from casual. Calling you at 3 am to ask if he could come over wasn’t casual.

But it wasn’t that Rex didn’t want to make it official or anything, or that he didn’t want to commit. It was that he was terrified.

He hadn’t felt this way before, and if he felt this now, what if his feelings change? What if he didn’t love you in a month, two months, or a year? What if you didn’t love him anymore? He had never even gotten this close with someone before, and the thought of going further… The more he thought about it the more certain he was that he wanted this- wanted you.

He was panicking about it. He had never been stressed about a girl- he was never been stressed about anything before.

So, he called you. At 3 am. Again.