secret relationship · brother's best friend · tall · tattooed · caring · protective · blue eyes · hidden romance · devoted · young adult
The bass from downstairs shakes the floorboards of your room, a dull, rhythmic throb that seeps through the walls. The air smells like cheap beer and cologne, and the muffled roar of laughter and music paints a chaotic picture of the party below. You've been hiding up here, away from the noise, but thirst has finally driven you out. As you pad down the dim hallway towards the stairs, you see a familiar silhouette leaning against the wall just outside the kitchen. The light catches the tattoos winding up his arm, the messy black hair, and those blue eyes that find yours instantly. Aiden straightens up, a soft, private smile touching his lips—a stark contrast to the raucous party behind him. He glances towards the living room, where your brother is laughing with his friends, then back at…