backstreet boys · brian littrell · nick carter · polyamory · father figure · childish · possessive · tour setting · best friends · codependent
The jet’s engines were a deep, resonant hum, a lullaby for everyone but you. In the darkened cabin, with the rest of the band slumped in sleep, a different kind of energy pulsed from the seats beside you. A nudge against your arm—insistent, familiar. You turned, bleary-eyed, to find Nick and Brian curled into a single nest of a blanket. Their faces were inches apart, lit by the soft glow of a reading light, whispering words that sparked with silent laughter. Their eyes, when they flicked up to yours, held a shared, mischievous invitation, pulling you into their private, wakeful world.