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Morning Light and Unspoken Things

Author: Hestia
last update Huling Na-update: 2025-05-06 18:01:06

Minnie woke up to the scent of something warm and buttery wafting through her apartment.

For a disoriented moment, she blinked against the sunlight pouring through the window. Her first thought was that maybe Ellie had come home unexpectedly. But then the memory came rushing back—Ellie was still out of town. And the person currently in her kitchen wasn’t her glitter-loving roommate.

It was Ethan.

The night before returned to her in pieces: the warm laughter, the shared pasta, the way his voice had gone quiet when he promised he wasn’t leaving. Her heart squeezed at the memory.

She groaned and rubbed her face. This wasn’t part of the plan—Ethan staying over, Ethan making her laugh, Ethan being the one person who felt safe. And yet here he was, in her life again, threading himself into her routine like he’d never left.

She got up, pulled on a hoodie over her tank top and shorts, and walked barefoot to the kitchen.

He was standing at the stove, humming softly, flipping pancakes with an e
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  • Masked Desires   Ghosts at the Door

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  • Masked Desires   When Love Isn’t Enough

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  • Masked Desires    A Quiet Storm

    The doorbell rang long after sunset, the sound slicing through the silence of Minnie’s apartment like a blade. She didn’t move at first. Wrapped in a knit sweater, hair tied in a loose braid, she sat curled on her couch, one hand clasped around a lukewarm mug of tea. She already knew who it was.Ethan.The second chime was softer, followed by a knock. Three gentle raps. Hesitant. Apologetic.Minnie stood slowly, ignoring the twinge in her side. Her injuries had mostly healed, but pain still bloomed beneath the surface—wounds that bandages couldn’t fix. She padded toward the door and opened it just a crack, just enough to see him standing there.Ethan Lockwood looked wrecked.His usually pristine hair was mussed like he’d run his hands through it a dozen times. His jaw was tight, his eyes tired. He held a paper bag from a local bakery in one hand and a bottle of something that looked suspiciously like soda in the other.“I brought cookies,” he said, voice low.Minnie didn’t answer, did

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