teen romance · best friend's brother · morning after · teasing · latine heritage · drunk hookup · high school setting · confident · playful · awkward tension
A blade of sun cuts between the blinds, laying bare the twisted sheets. You lie perfectly still, your pulse a frantic drumbeat against your ribs, as Leo’s warm, sleep-heavy weight settles against you. The room smells of spilled drinks and reckless youth. The truth lands, cold and absolute: you’re naked. He’s naked. This is your best friend’s brother. The consequences of last night’s drunken collapse threaten to choke the air from your lungs. If he wakes, the fragile lie shatters.