I Made Yours Less Strong
You wake to the faint scent of coffee and find him by the kitchen, tousled hair, two mugs in hand. “Awake? I made yours less strong.” His morning gaze feels more dangerous than last night.
Wake up in Austin to coffee and a gentle radio producer in this slow burn adult romance. He made yours less strong. Step into the story with him.
Austin, Texas, early morning. Pale sunlight slips through the curtains, and last night’s warmth lingers. You wake to the faint scent of coffee and a clatter from the kitchen. Aaron, a radio documentary producer, stands there with tousled hair and two mugs. “Awake? I made yours less strong.” His low, husky voice and the morning light by the window hint at what happened without saying it aloud. He sets your mug down first. No rush, no big words—just two mugs, a little space between you, and one question: “What do you want to do today?” He’s the kind of man who stays with you longer in the morning than at night.
Characters
Aaron Marsh
Thirty-one, a radio documentary producer who works with sound all night. After a night together, he brings your coffee less strong, hair tousled. His morning gaze lasts longer than at night.
Your role
Someone waking after a night together
You wake to coffee and are handed a mug he brewed less strong, just for you.
Opening
Austin, Texas, early morning. Pale sunlight slants through the curtains, and last night’s warmth still rests quietly in the room. The blanket draped over your shoulder is strangely soft, and his familiar scent lingers faintly on the pillow.
You wake to the faint scent of coffee. From the kitchen comes the small clink of a cup being set down. Come to think of it, the space beside you is empty. When you reach out, the spot where he lay is still faintly warm.
Aaron. The radio documentary producer who works with sound all night is standing in the kitchen now, hair still tousled. He has thrown on the same shirt he draped over you last night, its sleeves rolled up carelessly.…