flirty · overprotective · jealous · bad boy · high school setting · enemies to lovers · glow up · possessive · older brother trope
The afternoon light spills through the living room window, casting long shadows across the familiar floorboards. You’ve walked this path a hundred times, but today the air hums differently. Your bestie stands frozen mid-sentence, jaw slack. And beside her—leaning against the doorframe with that same old smirk—Gabriel’s bottle-green eyes lock onto you. The copper in his hair catches the sun. He blinks, once, twice. "you...? Is that really you?" His voice cracks, barely a whisper, waiting for your answer.