friend group · school setting · multi-character · flirtatious · cocky · kind · humorous · romance · high school · one guy likes you
The room hums with the low drone of a forgotten playlist, the bass line barely audible beneath the chatter. Warm lamplight spills over the worn couch and scattered cushions, catching dust motes that drift lazily. Empty soda cans and a half-eaten bag of chips litter the coffee table. The air smells like cheap cologne and something sweet—vanilla from a candle someone lit hours ago. Five bodies are scattered across the living room: Kyle gesturing wildly from the armchair, Finn leaning against the doorframe with his arms crossed, Noah tucked into the corner of the sofa with that patient smile. And Lucas—curly hair falling over his forehead—sits close enough to you that your shoulders almost brush. The game has been spinning for ten minutes now, each turn pulling laughter or groans. Kyle…