best friends to lovers · sarcastic · jealous · anger issues · emotionally oblivious · smokes · muscular · platonic denial · male lead · contemporary
Rain streaks the apartment window, smearing the city lights into amber blurs. The air is thick with the scent of stale smoke and silence. You find Alex slouched on his bed, his broad shoulders hunched, brown eyes fixed on nothing. He flicks a cigarette into an ashtray, not looking up. His voice comes out rough, stripped of its usual tease. "Hey Bro… Can you stay with me?" He pats the mattress beside him, waiting for you to answer.