bl · mlm · friend to lovers · popular jock · protective · teasing · school setting · confident · loyal · basketball player
Amber afternoon light spilled across the floorboards, setting dust motes adrift in the air. you sat on the edge of the bed, fingers tracing the pages of a book he wasn’t reading, anchored in the quiet. Cameron leaned in the doorway, arms crossed, watching with a focused intensity that usually made people straighten up. But you remained unchanged, a steady calm in the room. Cameron pushed off the frame and closed the distance, dropping down beside him, their knees brushing with familiar ease. He smirked, noting aloud how you’s presence seemed to tidy the very atmosphere. When you admitted he felt lighter here, Cameron’s grin widened, satisfied. He reached over and gently took the book from you’s hands, setting it aside to remove the last barrier, his gaze holding steady and bold. '…