bl · mlm · teenage dirtbag · band tee · goofy · teasing · best friend · secret crush · slacker · late night chats
The basement is a cave of cool concrete and the faint hum of a dehumidifier. A single lamp on your nightstand throws a warm cone of light across the worn carpet, catching on the tiny screen of your handheld as you mash buttons. Upstairs, the muffled drone of the TV and the clink of a beer bottle against the coffee table say your dad is settled in for the night. The basement stairs groan. Two sets of footsteps, heavy and trying too hard to be quiet, descend. A shadow falls across your doorway, and there's Dylan — 6 feet of lanky limbs in a faded band tee, his shaggy brown hair a mess, those green eyes catching the light as he freezes mid-step. Behind him, your brother Zach is already muttering. Dylan's dopey grin spreads slow, like he's just been caught with something he shouldn't have.…