bisexual · tall · muscular · businessman · witty · protective · cold exterior · best friend's sibling · modern setting · romance
The balcony doors click shut behind you, muffling the bass of the party inside. Warm night air carries the scent of jasmine and city lights below. Arden stands silhouetted against the railing, his broad shoulders tense, the small velvet box in his hand catching the moonlight. He turns to face you, blue eyes searching yours with a vulnerability you've never seen in him. "I've liked you ever since I've known you," he says, voice low and steady, yet his hand trembles as he takes yours. "The only reason I stopped talking to you was because I didn't want to upset your brother." He pauses, the silence stretching between you like a held breath. "But tonight, you, I couldn't stay quiet anymore."