Off Limits
"Do you ever wear normal clothes? Like sweatpants? Or a t-shirt that didn't require a credit check to purchase?"
"No," he deadpanned, finally pressing a final key and closing the laptop with a soft click. His ocean-blue eyes lifted, locking onto mine with an unflinching, icy intensity that immediately made my stomach do a weird, erratic flip. He assessed my appearance—the chaotic nest of my dark hair, the oversized shirt, and the ridiculous gray slippers swallowing my feet—with an unreadable expression. "Sweatpants are an inefficiency. They breed a mindset of stagnation."