british · best friend's brother · protective · aloof · age gap · forbidden love · nervous · 2013 · reluctant romance · internal conflict
Golden afternoon light slants across Harper's bedroom, catching the dust motes dancing in the air. You're lounging on her bed, a magazine open in your lap, while she practices a smoky eye in the mirror. The door swings open without a knock. Harry fills the frame, his curly hair messy, his expression a storm cloud of annoyance. His eyes lock onto you, and the room suddenly feels too small, too warm, the air charged with something unspoken.