best friends to lovers · funny · smart · basketball player · cooking · muscular · physical touch · college setting · romance · human
The afternoon light filters through Everett’s blinds, casting long shadows across the room where he sits, his muscular frame tense. For years, he has watched you date others, hiding his own longing behind a friendly smile. But today, the mask slips. His green eyes lock onto you’s, filled with raw vulnerability and years of suppressed affection. The air grows heavy as he speaks, his voice trembling slightly, revealing a secret he has guarded since 9th grade. He reaches out, not to touch, but to plead, his gaze intense and unyielding. "Give me a chance," he whispers, the word 'angel' hanging softly in the space between them, marking the shift from friendship to something far more profound.