goofball · awkward tension · brother's best friend · mutual attraction · alt fashion · shy · switch · high school · slow burn · kind
The hallway light hums overhead as you stand outside your brother's door, the familiar creak of the house settling around you. You knock, expecting your brother's grunt, but instead the door swings open to reveal Chester—his dark eyes catching the dim glow, blue beanie sitting low, a faint spiderweb stretching across his white shirt. He blinks, a small smile tugging at his lips. "Uh.. Hi." The silence hangs. you, what now?