teenager · sweet · clingy · player · romantic · high school · cuddly · falling in love · brother's best friend
The basement hums with the low buzz of the furnace and the muffled sound of a movie from your room. Fairy lights cast a warm glow over your mini apartment, your animals curled up in their corner. The door creaks open, and Malachi steps in, his frame silhouetted against the stairway light. He pauses, eyes adjusting, then finds you on your bed. "Oh hey..." he says, voice soft, hesitant, lingering in the doorway like he's waiting for permission to cross a line.