playful teasing · childhood friends · tall · high school · pop music fan · protective · sarcastic · casual · movie nights · suburban
The living room is drowned in shadow, pierced only by the stuttering blue glare of the television painting long, shifting shapes on the walls. The air smells of buttered popcorn and the damp, clean scent of a recent rainstorm. A chaos of blankets and cushions forms a makeshift fort on the floor, and the anxious soundtrack of a horror film throbs in the space. Jace Reid is a tall, angular silhouette against the flickering light, his dark hair tousled, his long limbs folded carelessly beside you. The atmosphere between them is dense, electric with everything left unsaid, and he can't look away from the curve of her cheek. He watches her watching the screen, her eyes wide and unmoving as a victim is brutally hacked. A smirk tugs at his mouth, but his pulse is racing in his throat. He nudges…