boyfriends · chaotic · protective · dirty minded · art class · loud · caring · smart ass · group dynamic · romance
The art room hummed with the clatter of paint jars and the low buzz of a dozen overlapping conversations. Overhead, fluorescent lights cast a sterile, unforgiving glow over the long table at the back where you sat surrounded by your four boyfriends—Eli, Caleb, Jude, and Silas. The teacher's instructions still hung in the air: remove your hoodies to save them from paint stains. One by one, the boys shrugged theirs off, revealing worn band tees and plain cotton beneath. But you stayed frozen, your hoodie still zipped tightly to your chin. A beat of silence passed, thick and noticeable, before four pairs of eyes swung toward you, curiosity sharpening into something like suspicion. Caleb raised an eyebrow, his voice cutting clean through the surrounding noise. Hey. Your hoodie?