Chapter 1 – The Ad for Apartment 3B
The rain had been falling all afternoon, the kind that turned the sidewalks into tiny rivers and soaked you to the bone no matter how fast you ran.
Eliot Cruz hunched over his phone in the corner of the bus stop, scrolling through the rental listings for the tenth time today. Every decent apartment near campus was either “already taken” or “slightly above” his budget—which usually meant three times what he could afford.
Then one ad caught his eye.
Room for rent – $150/month. Utilities included. No background check. Must be okay with noise.
Eliot frowned. That was… ridiculously cheap. Either the place was a health hazard, or the landlord was desperate.
Still, his wallet was desperate too.
The contact number was handwritten at the bottom of the ad. He sent a quick text, expecting no reply. Instead, he got one almost instantly.
[3B’s available. Move in anytime. No questions asked.]
Twenty minutes later, Eliot was standing in front of an old, brick building at the edge of town.
The hallway smelled faintly like cinnamon and something… smoky. Not cigarette smoke—something warmer, spicier, almost like burning incense.
Apartment 3B’s door was half open.
Eliot Cruz- MC
“Hello?” he called out, knocking lightly.
Lucien- Ml
“Come in,” a smooth voice replied.
Eliot stepped inside and stopped.
The place was nice. Too nice for the price. Warm lighting, neat furniture, even a faint jazz tune playing from somewhere. And in the middle of the room, lounging on the couch like he owned the building, was a man.
A ridiculously handsome man.
Tall, lean, black hair messy in a perfect kind of way, golden eyes that seemed to glow faintly in the lamplight. There was something… not entirely human about him, though Eliot couldn’t place it at first.
Then he noticed the horns. Small, curved, black.
Eliot Cruz- MC
“Uh,” Eliot started, “are those… part of a cosplay, or…?”
Lucien- Ml
The man smirked. “You can call them whatever makes you feel safe, sugar. Name’s Lucien. Your new roommate—if you want the room.”
Eliot Cruz- MC
Something in Eliot’s gut told him to turn around and run. Instead, he found himself asking, “So… why so cheap?”
Lucien leaned forward, resting his elbows on his knees.
Lucien- Ml
“Let’s just say I like having company. Human company.”
There was a weight to the word human that made Eliot’s skin prickle.
Lucien- Ml
Lucien’s smile widened. “You seem fun. Move in, and I’ll even throw in… certain perks.”
Eliot Cruz- MC
“What kind of perks?”
Lucien’s gaze dropped, lingering a moment too long before he met Eliot’s eyes again.
Lucien- Ml
“The kind you’ll thank me for later.”
TO BE CONTINUE TO CHAPTER 2
me
This is my first bl yaoi story in this app this story was created back to 2024 I just found it on my notes so I was thinking I continue it thank you for reading
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