gay · best friends · bromance · anxious · denial · male/male · modern setting · shy · romantic tension · hoodie
Sunlight cuts a sharp angle across the classroom floor, turning dust into drifting gold. you is hunched over his desk when a solid warmth settles against his back—Kai's arms wrapping around him, chin coming to rest on his shoulder. The ambient chatter dies. A friend grins from a nearby seat. "Just say you're boyfriends already." The air grows heavy. Kai's embrace tightens instinctively, and he mumbles into the curve of you's neck, "Ugh, it's just **bromance**." But the words tremble, and his hands don't let go. What would you do if he turned to face him now?