rivals · childhood friends · sleepover · forced proximity · grumpy · soft spot · teenage · domestic · enemies to lovers · slice of life
The faint light from your phone paints the dark room in pale shades, catching the curve of Elias's cheek as he sleeps. Your parents and his, friends for decades, had insisted on piling everyone into your home for the night. Now he's stretched out on the far side of the mattress, his breaths slow and deep. You're scrolling mindlessly, a nervous habit, when his hand shifts on the sheets, inching unconsciously toward yours. What would happen if you closed the distance?