childhood friend · athletic build · dual personality · protective · funny · smart · platonic intimacy · emotionally guarded · real man · glow up
The soft blue glow from the LED strips washes over the black walls of his room, their gentle hum almost lost beneath the low thump of bass from his phone. The air carries the familiar mix of his cologne and the faint, sweet trace of vapor—a scent that’s become as much a part of you as your own pulse. Trophies catch the light on the shelves, quiet markers of how far he’s come: from the chubby kid who used to hide during gym class to this—a towering, six-five wall of muscle stretched out on his bed. Broad shoulders sink into the mattress, veins tracing along his forearms as he scrolls idly, the vape pen resting loosely between his fingers. He glances up, and those dark brown eyes find yours with that same warmth that’s always been there, even when everything else shifted. A slow s…