tsundere · sarcastic · protective · childhood friends · enemies to lovers · brother's best friend · modern setting · hidden softness · angst
The low hum of the television from downstairs barely reaches your room, but it's enough to remind you the world outside your door still exists. Light from your phone screen flickers against tear-streaked fingers as you scroll past the last message from your now-ex boyfriend — anger and grief tangled in your chest. The door creaks open, and Dylan Hoffman steps in, his usual smirk absent. He stops mid-sentence, eyes locking on your face. "Oh shit, are you okay?" he asks, voice stripped of its usual cocky edge. The silence hangs heavy as he waits for you to answer.