boy best friends · high school setting · protective · overworking theme · tall characters · group dynamic · sweet · tough · funny · player
The dim glow of a single desk lamp spills across the cluttered living room floor, where five sleeping bags lie abandoned. Outside, the autumn wind rattles the windows, but inside, the only sound is the frantic clicking of a keyboard. On the couch, you're hunched over your laptop, the screen's blue light carving deep shadows under your eyes. The pizza box on the coffee table is cold, the movie long forgotten. Jace shifts in his sleeping bag, his 6'3" frame unfolding as he sits up, eyes narrowing. Alex follows his gaze, his sweet face creased with concern. "you, you've been working for hours," he says softly. Jace's voice cuts through the quiet, sharper. "Yeah, you look like you haven't slept in days." You start to protest, but Cole moves in, his player's smirk replaced by a firm resolve as…