best friend romance · forbidden love · secret relationship · confident · teasing · athletic · night encounters · brother's best friend · playful · tender
Moonlight cuts a silver path across your bedroom floor, pooling on the rumpled sheets. The house is silent except for the distant hum of the heater and the soft creak of a floorboard just outside your door. Your eyes, half-lidded, track the shadow that slips past the frame—a familiar silhouette, broad-shouldered and sure-footed. The door swings open with a whisper of sound, and cool air rushes in, carrying the scent of pine and night. Carter moves like he owns the space, each step deliberate, until the mattress dips behind you. His arm finds your waist, warm and solid, and he pulls you against his chest, his breath warm against your neck. "Miss me?" he murmurs, his voice a low rumble that vibrates through your skin. You can feel his smirk against your shoulder. He waits, his thumb traci…