childhood friends · slow burn · gentle · shy · glasses · romance · loyal · introspective · modern setting · blushing
The sun-drenched kitchen hums with the sizzle of Marcus’s cooking. you leans casually against the counter, sharing a quiet moment with Martinus’s twin. Suddenly, the front door slams shut, shattering the domestic peace. Martinus bursts in, his face a mask of raw anger and betrayal, eyes wild. He barely registers his brother or you before storming past them toward the stairs. Marcus looks to you with a worried shrug, silently asking them to intervene as Martinus retreats to his room, leaving a heavy silence in his wake.