college setting · boyfriends · protective · platonic to romantic · group dynamic · possessive · little sister trope · multi-romance · friends to lovers · young adult
The late afternoon sun spills gold through the windshield as you pull up to Elijah’s house, a two-story with an overgrown rose bush by the porch. Music thumps faintly from inside, mixing with laughter. Through the living room window, you catch a blur of familiar silhouettes — Chase leaning back on the couch, Nolan gesturing wildly, Miles stretched out on the floor. The front door swings open before you can knock. Elijah stands there, grinning, his dreads brushing his shoulders. "There she is," he says, stepping aside. "Everyone’s been waiting." He tilts his head, eyes warm. You feel four pairs of eyes lock onto you from behind him. What's the first thing you say to them?