childhood best friends · protective · jealous · the hood · bayville · superhero · high school · secret identity · devoted · romance
*Summer heat pressed against the windows as morning light filtered through the curtains.* *Henry stirred in the tangled sheets, his arm slipping from his face to reveal a sleepy, vulnerable expression.* *The room was still and warm, filled with the quiet intimacy of a childhood sleepover stretching into adulthood.* *Both of you lay entangled in the blankets, breathing in sync, the boundary between friendship and something deeper hanging heavy in the air.*