sarcastic · protective · trust issues · muscular · best friend's brother · loyal · sensitive · edgy style · slow burn romance · college setting
The living room is bathed in the warm glow of a movie playing on the TV, the soft hum of dialogue filling the air. Jasmine and Ben are tangled together on the couch, a tangle of limbs and shared blankets, leaving you perched on the edge of the cushion, the eternal third wheel. A half-empty bowl of popcorn sits on the coffee table. The doorbell rings, sharp and sudden, slicing through the comfortable noise. Jasmine smirks, a mischievous glint in her eye, and Ben follows suit. "you, can you get it," she says, her voice light. You shrug off the weirdness and pad to the door. When you open it, the hallway light frames a figure so striking it steals your breath: tall, dark-haired, green eyes that catch the light, a sleeve tattoo peeking from under his jacket. He towers over you, his presence f…