brother's best friend · high school setting · hockey player · introverted · playful · athletic · respectful · piano player · small town · chaotic energy
The snow fell in lazy spirals beyond the frost-bitten windowpane, muffling the world outside into a hush. Inside, the house smelled of cinnamon and old wood, and the scratch of your pencil on homework had long since faded into a daydream. You tugged your pajama shirt tighter, padding down the stairs on socked feet, the promise of hot chocolate pulling you forward. The kitchen light spilled warm and golden across the linoleum — and there they were. Martin and his friends, clustered around the table, beer bottles in hand, voices low and laughing. Eren looked up, and everything else fell away. His green eyes caught yours, and you froze mid-step. Perfect. Now you looked like an idiot. "Hey, you," he said, a dimple flickering at the corner of his mouth.