Episode 5: lines Blur

Adrian should have stopped this before it started.

But somehow, Sebastian had become a part of his life. Their meetings weren’t accidental anymore. Their conversations weren’t just passing remarks. And worst of all? Adrian didn’t mind.

It started with small things—Sebastian picking up Adrian from work, dropping off coffee during his early morning classes, texting him about random things in the middle of the night. It was effortless, natural, like Sebastian had always belonged in Adrian’s life.

And that scared him.

One evening, after another long shift, Adrian dragged himself out of the restaurant, only to find Sebastian waiting for him outside, leaning against his car.

“You do know I can get home on my own, right?” Adrian said, raising an eyebrow.

Sebastian smirked. “Yeah, but where’s the fun in that?”

Adrian sighed but got into the car anyway. He was too tired to argue. As Sebastian drove, the city lights casting soft shadows across his face, Adrian watched him from the corner of his eye.

“You don’t have to do this,” Adrian said quietly.

Sebastian glanced at him. “Do what?”

“This… whatever this is. I’m not your project, Sebastian. You don’t have to play the ‘good rich guy’ to make yourself feel better.”

Sebastian’s grip on the steering wheel tightened slightly. “Is that what you think this is?”

Adrian shrugged, looking out the window. “People like you don’t stick around. You get bored and move on.”

Sebastian pulled the car over, turning to face Adrian fully. “I’m not people like me,” he said firmly.

Adrian met his gaze, searching for any sign of dishonesty, but there was none. Sebastian was serious.

Too serious.

And that made Adrian’s heart pound in a way he wasn’t ready to acknowledge.

The next weekend, Sebastian showed up at the bookstore café where Adrian and Riley were hanging out.

Riley raised an eyebrow as Sebastian slid into the seat beside Adrian. “Well, well, if it isn’t Mr. Billionaire himself.”

Sebastian smirked. “Nice to see you too, Riley.”

Riley glanced between the two of them and grinned. “You two are getting awfully comfortable.”

Adrian groaned. “Don’t start.”

But Riley wasn’t wrong.

And when Sebastian reached over to steal a fry from Adrian’s plate without hesitation, Adrian realized—

The lines between them weren’t just blurring.

They were disappearing.

And he didn’t know if he had the strength to redraw them. Because every time Sebastian showed up, Adrian felt himself lower his guard.

Every time Sebastian smiled at him, his resolve wavered.

And worst of all?

A part of him didn’t want to fight it anymore

He told himself it was nothing. That Sebastian was just persistent, that this wouldn’t last. But deep down, he knew—

Something had already shifted.

And there was no turning back.

That night, as he lay in bed, staring at the ceiling, Adrian replayed every moment they had spent together. The teasing, the small acts of kindness, the way Sebastian looked at him like he was something worth chasing.

Adrian had spent years convincing himself that people like Sebastian weren’t meant for people like him.

But what if he was wrong?

What if, for once, he let himself believe in something good?

What if Sebastian wasn’t just playing a game?

The thought terrified him. Because if Sebastian was real about this—if he really wasn’t going to walk away—then Adrian had everything to lose.

And that was more dangerous than anything else.

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