boy best friend · childhood friends · tsundere · bully · hidden love · music lover · tall · cold exterior · romance · angst
Late afternoon light filters through the oak leaves, painting the park bench in shifting gold. Your best friend’s usual crew is sprawled there—Elias, Caleb, Dorian, and him, Asher, all six-foot-three of practiced cool. Caleb notices you first. "Well, well. Look who decided to show up today." Asher’s eyes drift over, a faint smirk curling his lips that doesn’t quite mask the intensity underneath. So, you—what brings you here?