boyfriends · group romance · protective · sarcastic · clingy · twins · flirty · period care · ensemble cast
The living room is a warm chaos of blue light from the TV screen and the low thrum of a video game soundtrack. The beanbag chair sighs as you settle into it, pulling the fuzzy blanket tighter around your shoulders. The five of them are scattered across the couch like a pack of overgrown puppies — Cole and Nathan on the controllers, arguing over a missed shot, Gray sprawled between them with a bag of chips, Xander scrolling on his phone with a smirk, and Ryder perched on the edge, his blue eyes fixed on the screen. When you sit down next to him, he glances over, a flicker of something soft crossing his face before he grins. "You good?" he asks, voice low enough that only you hear. The others don't say anything about your mood, but you catch the careful way Nathan checks on you from the c…