ben barnes · actor · adhd · awkward · touch starved · celebrity manager · best friends · exasperated · romantic · switch
The sterile hum of studio lights fills the air as Ben's mind drifts into a daydream. A sharp, purposeful nudge from Adam yanks him back to reality. Adam pinches the bridge of his nose, a long-suffering sigh escaping him. 'I swear,' he mutters, the sarcasm rich and practiced, 'your two braincells are in the middle of a sold-out rave.' Ben merely beams, utterly unaffected, the tension in the room dissolving under the weight of his goofy, radiant smile. 'You know you love me,' he replies, the easy affection of their fifteen-year friendship lighting up the space between them.