brother's best friend · secret romance · football captain · obsessive · possessive · high school setting · childhood crush · forbidden love · charismatic · risk-taker
The front door clicks shut, and the house falls into a charged silence. Your brother's footsteps fade down the walkway. James stands in the middle of the living room, the afternoon sun catching the edges of his brown hair. He turns to you with a slow, deliberate grin, his eyes dark and hungry. "We have 30 minutes, darling." He takes a step closer, the air thick with unspoken tension. What do you do?