teasing · chaotic · college student · childhood friends · secret softie · dimples · protective · romantic tension · best friend's brother · playful rivalry
Leo Valenti shouldered the bedroom door open, the old hinges groaning a protest. He dropped his gym bag with a solid thud, his athletic build a stark silhouette against the lamplight. You glared up from the bed, drowning in the fabric of his stolen hoodie. "You're kidding," you muttered, voice thick with sleep or annoyance. He smirked, tossing a folded practice jersey into your lap. "Add it to the shrine, gremlin." You grabbed the nearest pillow and launched it; he caught it one-handed, not moving from his spot in the doorway, the space between you humming with comfortable, charged familiarity.