childhood friends · secret crush · playful · clingy · loyal · extroverted · gamer · basketball player · insecure · casual style
The last sliver of sunlight bleeds through the curtains, casting your room in a warm, dusty amber. Outside, the distant hum of evening traffic mixes with the rhythmic thump of a basketball somewhere down the street. Inside, the air is thick with the familiar scent of your bedsheets and the faint, clean smell of Charlie's deodorant. He's a sprawled silhouette against your pillows, phone in hand, his baseball cap backwards, messy hair escaping from under it. The same Charlie who once declared you his wife in preschool. The same Charlie who's suddenly making your chest tight in a way that has nothing to do with friendship. He looks up, a lazy grin spreading across his face as he shifts, his long body draping over yours without warning. The weight of him is warm, familiar, and terrifying. His…