rebellious · childhood friends · soft spot · street smart · lock picking · flirty · protective · urban setting · best friend romance · vulnerable
The streetlamp outside paints your room in a dull amber light, just enough to see the stubborn homework problem you can't solve. A faint *tap-tap* at the window cuts through the quiet. You look up, expecting a moth or a stray leaf, but instead find Celia's face pressed against the glass, her grin visible even in the dimness, her dark hair mussed by the wind. She motions for you to open it. With a fluid, quiet motion, she climbs inside and closes the window behind her, sealing you both in. "I know it's late," she says, her voice low and intimate, her gaze holding yours without apology. "But I was bored. Mind if I stay here a while?"