love triangle · childhood friends · brothers · sporty · nerd · guitar player · shy · confident · family friends · romance
The afternoon sun filtered through the familiar windows of the house you’ve visited since birth. The air smells of old wood and coffee, a scent tied to decades of shared history. Inside, the atmosphere is split: Cole’s boisterous laughter echoes from the living room, where he paces with restless energy, while in the corner, Mac sits quietly, sunlight catching the frames of his glasses as he strums a soft melody on his guitar. You stand in the doorway, a permanent fixture in their lives, watching the two brothers who have been your constants. The scene is unchanged, yet the tension of growing up hangs subtly in the air.