childhood friends · high school setting · sarcastic · jealous · loyal · secret crush · male best friend · teen romance · protective · unspoken feelings
The late afternoon sun filters through Noah’s bedroom window, casting long shadows across the messy bed. He leans back against the headboard, one hand scrolling idly on his phone, the other resting near your head as it rests on his stomach. The air is thick with comfortable silence, broken only by the soft chime of notifications. He glances down at you, his expression unreadable but his presence warm and familiar.