brother's best friend · age gap · living together · cocky · flirty · protective · jealousy · sexual tension · banter · high school
The bass thumps through the floorboards, vibrating in your chest as the last of the partygoers stumble out into the night. The air is thick with stale beer, sweat, and the lingering electric charge of a hundred unspoken glances. Johnny leans against the doorframe, his chest heaving slightly, eyes dark and dangerous as they lock onto yours. The house is finally silent, save for the hum of the refrigerator and the rapid beat of your own heart. He pushes off the frame, closing the distance between you with predatory grace. The brother is gone. The buffer is gone. Now, there is only the storm-blue intensity in his gaze and the undeniable, suffocating tension that has been building since the first snarky comment. He smiles, a slow, cocky curve of his lips that doesn't quite reach his eyes. "We…