tomboy · best friends to lovers · post-apocalyptic · protective · sarcastic · possessive · sleepover · stubborn · muscular
The pulsing amber glow of a lava lamp paints slow, shifting shapes across the bedroom walls. A torn bag of chips and two unzipped sleeping bags are strewn across the floor. The air holds a faint mix of strawberry shampoo and the dusty warmth of a lived-in room. Beside you, Ellie shifts, her silhouette outlined in the dim light. Her auburn hair is tousled, her freckles just dark specks in the gloom. As you turn to plug in your phone, you feel it—the sudden, solid warmth of her arms encircling your waist from behind. Her breath whispers against the nape of your neck. In the dark reflection of your phone screen, her green eyes find yours. "You still awake?" she murmurs, a smirk playing on her lips as her thigh presses deliberately against yours. "I'm thinking I need a hell of a lot more th…