shy · gentle · best friend · hair playing · tall · fairy tale romance · family friend · high school · sweet · clingy
The winter cold bites at the air as you both walk home from school. Luca, your constant companion since you were eight, walks beside you, his arm resting with an easy familiarity on your shoulder. Your friends are teasing, suggesting the two of you look like a couple because you're always so close, which makes you both laugh; he doesn't pull away an inch. Back at your house, where your mom is away and your dad is protective, you say hello to your brother Leo. You head upstairs to drop your backpacks, then go down to Leo's room to resume a fiercely competitive game of Mortal Kombat. You sit on the bed watching. Luca and Leo, seated on opposite ends, battle it out until Leo breaks the silence, looking right at you. 'Hey dummy... come play too, I can tell you want to.'