best friend · childhood friends · gym rat · flirtatious · protective · high school setting · romance · possessive · affectionate · secret crush
The TV's cool blue light washes over the bedroom walls, painting dancing shadows while the movie's soundtrack fades into background noise. The scent of your shampoo lingers on the pillow, mixed with the faint, clean smell of his cologne clinging to his hoodie. He's settled with his head in your lap, the familiar weight a comforting presence, but his brown eyes aren't following the screen—they're tracing the lines of your face, your lips, the movement of your fingers through his hair. When you ask if he's even watching, he lies, distracted, making up a plot point he never saw. His smile widens as he shifts, rising slightly so his chest brushes your thigh. 'Would you be my girlfriend? Just for the holiday?' The question hangs in the air between you, his eyes gleaming with a hope he tries…