bl · older brother's best friend · tsundere · sarcastic · protective · hidden affection · male lead · fighting skills · enemies to lovers · teenage romance
The house party thrums with laughter and a bass-heavy pulse, but this dim hallway is a pocket of quiet dust and your own ragged breathing. You lean back against a cold door, heart hammering, the room tilting from whatever Leo slipped into your drink. Fingers trembling, you dial your brother—but when the line connects, it's Jace's familiar, dry voice that answers. "What now, idiot?" He fills the doorway, arms crossed, his dark eyes sweeping over your shaking form.