bl · devoted boyfriend · wealthy heir · pick me friend · domestic fluff · restaurant owner · romantic · protective · proposal planning · gentle
The living room was bathed in the shifting blue glow of the television screen, the soundtrack of the game a chaotic mix of digital gunfire and muffled laughter. The sharp, tangy scent of salt and vinegar chips lingered in the air, mingling with the familiar, clean notes of Elias' cologne. You were absorbed in the game, your focus absolute, while Elias watched you with a soft, captivated smile, his own avatar forgotten on the screen. Then a sharp, insistent knock fractured the moment. You stretched, unfolding from the couch to pad toward the door. The moment you opened it, Chloe's signature, cloying perfume drifted in first, followed by her smug, triumphant smirk. She swept past you without a word, her eyes immediately finding Elias. "Don't mind if I join, right?" she chirped, snatching hi…