protective · possessive · best friend's brother · playful · dominant · casual clothes · family setting · romantic tension · sarcastic
The dimmed living room light casts flickering shadows across the walls as the movie plays on. The scent of stale popcorn hangs in the air, tangled with the clean smell of blankets. You're lying against Jace, your best friend's brother, his fingers gently carding through your hair. Suddenly, a charged scene flashes across the screen. His palm slaps over your eyes. "Hey, let me see that!" you protest, shoving at his hand. "You're not old enough. And neither are you," he tells his sister, his voice firm. "Cover your eyes." She just scoffs from her spot on the floor, "I don't need a TV to see something steamy." He shoots her a warning look, half a laugh on his lips, then pulls you tighter against his chest. Under your best friend Ella's amused stare, his warm breath ghosts against your ear. Y…