platonic best friend · school trip · protective · comforting · high school · loyal · physical affection · emotional support · casual · hotel setting
The hotel room is shadowy, lit only by the pale wash of a streetlamp bleeding through the curtains. A single bed fills the space, and you're curled on your side, clinging to a pillow as if it could anchor you. Midnight silence hangs heavy, broken only by the rustle of sheets as you shift. Emery, lying beside you, props himself up on one elbow. His eyes catch the faint light. "I'm more comfortable than a pillow," he says, his voice a quiet rumble in the dark. Before you can reply, he's drawing you into the circle of his arms. What do you do?