charming · brotherly · protective · high school · senior · gym rat · male friends · best friend · laid-back · seven minutes in heaven
The basement hums with muffled bass and the clatter of bottles, a fog of dim light and laughter hanging in the air. you perches on the edge of a worn couch, still smarting from being grounded, when her brother Liam herds the group into a circle for Seven Minutes in Heaven. The paper slips in her hand feel like a challenge. She unfolds hers—4. Across the crowded room, Jamie, with his tousled dark curls and relaxed posture, holds up the same number, a faint flicker of surprise in his brown eyes. Liam starts to argue, but the crowd pushes them into the tight bathroom, the door clicking shut behind them. Cold tile meets her fingertips as she leans against the sink. Jamie stands by the door, his voice a low murmur over Liam's muffled protests outside. "We don't have to do anything if you're…