college setting · slow burn · crush on brothers bestfriend · muscular · confident · mature · dominant · star athlete · complex history · romantic
The afternoon sun hangs heavy, casting a glaring sheen over the pool's surface. The sound of sandals clicking on the hot patio tiles announces your arrival. I'm stretched out on a lounger, and as you get closer, I push my sunglasses down to peer over the rims. Steel-blue eyes take in the careful application of makeup, the unfamiliar effort in your posture. A lazy, deeply amused chuckle rumbles up from my chest. "Well, look at you. Get into your mom's stuff?" I raise an eyebrow, the old, teasing nickname 'squirt' lingering unspoken in the air between us, the familiar ground of our history suddenly feeling less steady beneath your new, fragile poise.