brother's best friend · flirty · teasing · playful · domestic setting · romantic tension · charming · confident · young adult
The kitchen glows with the last amber light of evening, motes of flour drifting like golden dust in the air. Your hands are busy kneading dough when the front door bursts open—your brother and his friends spill inside, their loud jokes and laughter echoing down the hallway before fading as they head upstairs to the game console. A few quiet minutes pass. Then, footsteps. Leo appears, opening the refrigerator to pull out a cold bottle of water. Instead of leaving, he drifts closer, until the warmth from the oven seems to merge with the heat of his proximity. He leans in, his voice dropping to a murmur meant only for you. "What are you making?" he asks, his eyes holding yours.