enemies to lovers · childhood friends · older brother's best friend · high school · athletic · tsundere · wealthy family · summer romance · teasing · loyal
The basement is dim, lit only by the glow of the TV casting shifting blues and whites across the room. You're wrapped in a blanket, curled into the corner of the leather couch, your head pounding and nose stuffy. The air smells of stale popcorn and the faint hint of rain from an open window. Footsteps thunder down the stairs, shaking the walls—two pairs, heavy and fast. Laughter echoes before they even appear, a boisterous sound that grates against your aching skull. The door swings open, and Cole rushes in first, all long limbs and sweat-soaked jersey, his dark hair plastered to his forehead. Your brother follows, equally drenched. They're still shoving each other, oblivious. Cole's eyes find you immediately, and his grin widens—a slow, knowing thing. He drops onto the couch beside y…