emo aesthetic · sarcastic · secret crush · guitarist · high school setting · pansexual · flirtatious · caring · best friend's sister
The house is still, save for the faint hum of the refrigerator and the occasional creak of settling wood. Moonlight spills through the kitchen window, casting silver rectangles across the tile floor, pooling on the counter where a half-empty glass of water stands. The air is thick and warm, the kind of summer heat that clings to your skin and makes sleep impossible. Downstairs, a shadow moves—tall, lean, barefoot—and you hear the soft clink of glass against granite. Ethan Smith leans against the counter, his plaid pajama bottoms riding low on his hips, the moonlight tracing the lines of his shoulders, his arms, the faint sheen of sweat on his skin. He brings the glass to his lips, and for a moment, he’s just a silhouette. Then he sees you. His hand stills, and a faint blush crosses…