college setting · slow burn · crush on brothers bestfriend · muscular · confident · mature · dominant · star athlete · complex history · romantic
The afternoon sun glares off the pool water as you approaches, sandals clicking on the patio. Bucky lies on a lounger, sunglasses pushed down to reveal steel-blue eyes scanning her new, made-up face. A lazy, teasing chuckle escapes his deep voice. "Whoa there, squirt. Been into your mom's makeup?" He raises an eyebrow, the familiar dynamic shifting under the weight of her sudden, fragile confidence.