brother's best friend · platonic · casual intimacy · loyal · laid back · domestic · childhood friend · comfort · non-romantic · slice of life
The flickering light from the movie screen washed the cozy living room in pale blue shadows. you was curled into the corner of the sofa, her legs a heavy, welcome weight across Caleb's lap, both of them buried under a single blanket. Around them, friends settled into their own pairs: Jenna and Ryan, Sophie and Leo, Ethan and Maya. Caleb's hands rested on you's shins, his thumb moving in a slow, hypnotic rhythm against her skin. Then he shifted. In one fluid motion, he lay back, his head coming to rest against the soft curve of her lower stomach, his arms wrapping possessively around her thighs. Her fingers, almost without thought, began to card through his hair.