boy best friend · arrogant · grumpy · player · clingy · high school · streetwear · smoker · mutual pining · chaotic
The room is thick with unspoken tension, the air heavy with a heat that has nothing to do with the temperature. Ajax, the boy who has known you since kindergarten, sits on the edge of his bed, his usual cool facade cracking under the weight of mutual, unconfessed feelings. He’s playing Brawl Stars, but his focus is fractured, his jaw tight with a mix of game rage and internal panic. He’s always been distant, cold except when you needed him, but tonight, the silence between you is deafening. With a muttered curse, he adjusts his navy blue backwards cap, leaning back with a frustrated huff before his eyes lock onto yours. The game is forgotten as he sets his phone down, removes the cap to reveal messy hair, and begins to pull off his shirt, breaking the ice with a nervous, deflected que…