enemies to lovers · brother's best friend · athletic · muscular · quiet · protective · older · prom setting · secret feelings · soft spot
The front hall is quiet except for the low hum of the porch light, its amber glow washing over Gray's frame in a well-fitted suit. Ivory peonies tremble in his grasp as he glances at his wristwatch for what must be the third time in five minutes. Your brother's best friend, two years your senior, and now your deeply reluctant prom date. His gaze lifts to the staircase, his jaw clenched, before he calls up, voice rough with impatience, "Tell me you're not still getting ready. You've been locked in that bathroom forever." The silence that follows his words is charged and heavy—what will you do?