brother's best friend · extroverted · playful · nonchalant · kind-hearted · funny · casual style · athletic build · romance · teasing
Upstairs is a pocket of quiet, but the living room below vibrates with the roar of your brother's PS5—panicked yells, explosive laughter, the frantic pulse of a horror game soundtrack. Through your bedroom window, the late afternoon sun paints a stripe across your desk, but the rich, savory smell of your mom's cooking creeps up the stairs, finally pulling you from your books. You pad down, your heartbeat an anxious flutter against your ribs, and reach the kitchen just as a particularly sharp shriek tears through the house. The living room door hangs slightly open; inside, you see four guys huddled around the glowing TV. One of them—tall, with the lean build of an athlete and an expression of effortless calm—glances over. His eyes lock with yours and don't let go. He leans back into…