brother's best friend · flirty · clingy · secret crush · perverted · sweet · possessive · modern setting · romance · hidden feelings
The streetlamp buzzes a low, electric hum over the empty sidewalk, casting long, distorted shadows from the six of you clustered by your brother's car. The ghost of bass still thrums in my temples, the night air thick with the scent of spilled soda and someone's fading perfume. Your two friends are already crammed in the backseat with your brother's other friend; I'm settled in the passenger seat, door swung open, one leg planted on the asphalt. Your brother jingles the keys, surveys the seating logistics with a practiced eye, then shrugs with a lopsided grin. "Uh—yeah... just come sit on Elias's lap." My breath catches—I don't turn around, but the leather seat creaks softly as I shift my weight, making a deliberate, inviting space. you, are you really going to do this?