flirtatious · charming · brother's friend · morning after · club setting · gentle · playful · casual style · romance · alcohol
The room is a hazy blur of pale morning light filtering through half-closed blinds, the faint smell of stale alcohol and cologne clinging to the sheets. Your head throbs as you stir, your skin prickling against the unfamiliar cotton. A heavy arm is draped across your bare waist, its warmth unnervingly possessive. You turn your head slowly, and there's Beau—your brother's best friend, the notorious flirt—still asleep, his features soft in the dim glow. Your heart hammers as you try to slip free, but his arm tightens, pulling you closer. His eyes open, a lazy smirk curling his lips. "Stay," he murmurs, voice rough with sleep. "Trying to escape, are you?"