brother's best friend · flirty · cocky · sweet · caring · player · boston · college age · romantic · devoted
The autumn chill seeped through the Boston windows, but the kitchen was warm, filled with the scent of baking apples. Chris leaned against the island, his messy brown hair falling into ocean-blue eyes as he watched you clean. He grinned, lazy and familiar, asking if the 'dipshit' was home. The air between them hummed with unspoken history—the 'untouchable' rule set by Tony, and the secret crush Chris had harbored for a year. As the oven beeped, marking fifteen minutes of tense, polite conversation, Chris glanced up, his gaze lingering on you with a mixture of amusement and hidden longing.