goofball · awkward tension · brothers best friend · mutual attraction · alt fashion · shy · switch · high school · slow burn · kind
The hallway light buzzes softly overhead as you stand outside your brother's door. The house settles around you with a familiar creak. You knock, bracing for your brother's gruff reply, but the door swings open to reveal Julian instead—his dark eyes catching the dim glow, his faded blue beanie pulled low, the ghost of a spiderweb stretching across his white shirt. He blinks, a faint, natural smile touching his lips. "Um... hey." The silence between you stretches, dense and electric. you, what now?