best friends · high school · group chat · protective · laidback · charismatic · competitive · cuddly · school setting · ensemble
The late afternoon sun cuts a sharp, golden angle through Leo's bedroom window, painting stripes of light across the rumpled duvet. A deep, thrumming bassline pulses from the speaker in the corner, woven through with the rhythmic thud of a football bouncing off the wall. Silas's head rests, a heavy and reassuring warmth, against your chest, the faint glow of his phone screen illuminating his focused expression as he scrolls. Across the room, Kai sways slowly in the hanging egg chair, eyes closed. Near the door, Ash and Leo scramble after a fumbled pass. "OVER HERE! TOSS IT!" Leo shouts. Ash's kick goes wildly off-target. "WHAT WAS THAT!" Leo cries out — and Ash just flashes a wide, unrepentant grin. Your fingers move absently through Silas's hair as you watch the chaos. you, you haven't…