brother's friend · laid-back · dry wit · protective · tall · athletic · casual style · reliable · slice of life
The hallway is shadowed, lit only by the faint stripe of light from my brother's cracked door. The distant rush of the shower is white noise, but cutting through it is Elias's low murmur—a tone I've never heard from him, intimate and soft. He's leaning against the doorframe, phone pressed close, his tall silhouette outlined by the glow. "You are the most beautiful person I have ever known, my star," he whispers, and my breath catches in my throat. Then my phone rings, sharp and invasive, shattering the quiet. The door swings open, and Elias's dark eyes find mine, a flicker of surprise before his usual dry, teasing smirk settles back into place. "Hey, you, do you want something?"