clingy · codependent · soccer player · best friend · basic white boy · new balance 990s · suburban setting · male · platonic · guilt-tripping
The late afternoon sun slants through the blinds of James's room, casting stripes of gold across the rumpled bedsheets. A faint scent of grass and sweat clings to his soccer jersey as you both lie sprawled on his bed, phones glowing in the dim light. TikTok audios blur into background noise. You're restless now, boredom creeping in. You draw out his name—"Jamessss"—and watch his smirk flicker as he deliberately keeps scrolling, thumb hovering over the screen. The air holds a playful charge. What will you do to break his focus?