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Damage Control

Author: Lustre Okengwu
last update Last Updated: 2025-06-10 22:25:46

Kaiden

The café was tucked into a quiet side street, one of those places that looked like it belonged in a noir film, with moody lighting and chipped wood furniture that had lived a hundred lives. I slid into the seat across from Detective Raines, and the scent of roasted espresso and aged tobacco hit me the moment I took off my coat.

He was already halfway through a black coffee, no sugar.

“You always pick the sketchy places, Raines?” I asked, motioning to the dim interior.

He smirked over the rim of his cup. “Keeps the mood consistent.”

I raised an eyebrow. “For what? Interrogations?”

“For truths,” he said simply. “And coffee. Good coffee. You want something?”

“I’ll take a cortado. No sugar.”

He flagged the barista with two fingers, then turned back to me, leaning on the table like he had something heavy to unload. His eyes were sharp, unflinching.

“So?” I asked. “What’s going on with the case?”

He hesitated.

That alone told me something was off. Detective Raines wasn’t the type to
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  • The Professor Wants Me and So Does My Bestfriend   A protector

    RiverThere were many things I could tolerate in this world. Hypocrisy, academic politics. Hell, even my own quiet loneliness. But harming Sage, even whisper about hurting him, and the man I keep carefully buried under my calm tone and glasses comes to the surface with claws.“I said let it go,” Sage repeated gently, curled on the sofa like a tired cat, Kaiden hovering close. “I’m fine.”“No, you’re not.” I was still standing, arms crossed, my voice so low it felt like a distant rumble in the room. “He cornered you. You left because you didn’t feel safe, and that bastard thought he could get away with it.”“I am safe now,” he said, and though he was trying to soothe us, his voice wavered. “You two being like this is making me feel more—” he hesitated, “—trapped.”Kaiden was seated beside him, his hand covering Sage’s. “We’re not trying to trap you,” he said, softer now. “I just don’t want you going through something like that again. Screw the class, Sage. You can fail it, we’ll figur

  • The Professor Wants Me and So Does My Bestfriend   The kiss I didn't see coming

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  • The Professor Wants Me and So Does My Bestfriend   Damage Control

    KaidenThe café was tucked into a quiet side street, one of those places that looked like it belonged in a noir film, with moody lighting and chipped wood furniture that had lived a hundred lives. I slid into the seat across from Detective Raines, and the scent of roasted espresso and aged tobacco hit me the moment I took off my coat.He was already halfway through a black coffee, no sugar. “You always pick the sketchy places, Raines?” I asked, motioning to the dim interior.He smirked over the rim of his cup. “Keeps the mood consistent.”I raised an eyebrow. “For what? Interrogations?”“For truths,” he said simply. “And coffee. Good coffee. You want something?”“I’ll take a cortado. No sugar.”He flagged the barista with two fingers, then turned back to me, leaning on the table like he had something heavy to unload. His eyes were sharp, unflinching.“So?” I asked. “What’s going on with the case?”He hesitated.That alone told me something was off. Detective Raines wasn’t the type to

  • The Professor Wants Me and So Does My Bestfriend   Fuck the doubts away

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  • The Professor Wants Me and So Does My Bestfriend   Seed of doubts

    SageTutoring has been going well.Malik’s voice had a way of slinking into my ears like gentle and pleasant silk, but with something under it I couldn’t quite name. He leaned forward from the chair he’d dragged beside his bed, his brown eyes focused as I scribbled down a formula he’d walked me through twice already.“You’re sharp,” he said, tapping the paper lightly. “You don’t even need me here.”I gave a small smile, keeping my focus on the notebook in front of me. “That’s not true. You explained that last part way better than the professor ever did.”He chuckled. “Well, I aim to please. I am not the best for nothing…”I didn’t think much of it at the time. Malik was always teasing me, always wearing that smile like it was stitched into his face. He’d been tutoring me for three weeks now, ever since Professor decided I needed someone extra after falling behind during everything that happened with Michael and... Kaiden.It was a good idea and considering I failed that course, I had

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