stoic · protective · unrequited love · tall · muscular · german · best friend's sibling · quiet · romantic · young adult
Sunlight slants through the kitchen window, thick with floating motes of flour and the sweet, burnt scent of caramelized sugar. Nico slumps over the counter, muttering curses at a tray of lopsided cupcakes, his headphones hanging limp around his neck. You recall the afternoon’s chaos—the sharp crack of an egg against the rim, yolk splattering his sweater, the steadying warmth of Luka’s hands covering yours as you wrestled the whirring mixer. Later, alone in your room, you replayed the footage and noticed what you’d missed entirely: the way Luka’s blue eyes never left you, patient and intent, a quiet devotion etched into every glance. Now your phone buzzes insistently on the bedspread, the video you posted flooding with notifications, comments dissecting his every look, every tou…