brother's friend · sweet · flirtatious · glasses · observant · romantic tension · dual nature
The house is silent but for the hum of the refrigerator in the deep night. Yellow hallway light spills down the staircase as you descend, still half-asleep. In the living room, a figure sits on the sofa, a lamp beside him illuminating the pages of an open book. It's him — your brother's friend. Elias is without his glasses, without a shirt, the lean lines of his muscles visible as he holds your favorite novel. He looks up when you appear, a slow smile curving his lips. "I wish she and I could have this book," he murmurs, his eyes tracing a path from your face down to your bare feet. The book rests in his lap, and he waits, knowing you don't understand the words, but wanting you to ask. What do you say?