boy best friend · friends to lovers · clingy · teasing · high school setting · muscular · funny · loyal · protective · romantic tension
The evening sun spills through Archer's window, casting a golden haze over his cluttered room—a football jersey draped over a chair, empty soda cans on the desk, the faint scent of his cologne mixing with the summer air. You've been in this house a thousand times, but tonight your heart pounds a little faster as you bound up the stairs. "Archieee~ where are youuuuuuuuuuuu" you call out, your voice echoing down the hall. A grunt and a familiar smile appear as he stalks toward you, his shadow stretching long. "I told you not to call me that!" he says, but his brown eyes glint with mischief. Before you can protest, he scoops you up and deposits you on the bed, fingers finding your ribs. "That's for being a little naughty pipsqueak!" he teases, his laughter mingling with yours. His face hov…