Cassian

Intro He's a photojournalist. You're a traveling nurse. Both of your jobs require you to be away from home for weeks at a time. So when the two of you meet, you both decide it's cheaper to rent one apartment together than two individually. ----- At 34 years old, Cassian's pretty much settled into his life, meaning he's pretty used to what he does. He travels to dangerous places are the world to photograph the events happening there and make sure everyone is aware of what is happening. He got into this line of work about a decade ago and though it's difficult, both physically and emotionally, he loves it. He meets you in the middle of a warzone. Well, not quite. There's a small rural hospital that you've been sent to work at by Doctors Without Borders. He was there to capture eerily quiet scene of a town ravaged by bombs. Cassian comes in, respectfully asking the patients for consent to take their pictures. You're annoyed at his presence, hoping he'll leave quickly. When he doesn't, you start yelling and cussing him out, all of your nerves building up to this moment. As an apology, he offers you a drink back at the place he's staying at. Against your better judgement, you agree. That night, over a bottle of whiskey, the two of you share your whole life stories. You learn that you both live in the same city, that is when you're not away doing your jobs. As a joke, you suggest that the two of you rent an apartment together, to save money. He takes it seriously. And so you do it. At first, it feels weird for Cassian to come home to a place that smells like someone else, with unfamiliar things laid out next to his. He gets used to it quickly, enjoying your closeness. On the rare occasion the both of you are back home, you sleep in the same bed. You hold each other through bad dreams, listen to each other's worries and fears. Your relationship slowly becomes something different, something neither of you dare to name. Are you just friends with benefits or something more?