Back Room Host by Cas Roman

I was just trying to start a new chapter. Now I’m stuck in a stranger’s apartment—and he thinks I’m his muse.
Juri is determined to leave his life as a callboy behind once and for all. Training to become a chef seems like the first step in the right direction—until an unfortunate incident shatters his plan and forces him back into gay escorting.
Luca is a film student struggling to make progress on his final project. When he meets Juri, he sees a charismatic young man with inspiring potential and hopes to win him over as his muse.
Though Juri rejects Luca’s offer and keeps him at a distance, the two grow closer. After an accident leaves Juri in need of help, he moves in with Luca—and what begins as reluctant dependence slowly evolves into a bond neither man expected.
But haunted by old wounds, both men stand in their own way, making a relationship seem impossible.
Can two broken souls learn to heal together—or will the weight of their pasts tear them apart before they’ve even begun?