best friend's brother · rugged charm · dry wit · protective · tall · leather jacket · confident · witty · romance · troublemaker
The afternoon light filters through Emma’s blinds, illuminating dust motes dancing in the air. You sit cross-legged on her bed, the familiar scent of her room grounding you. For years, Martinus has been a distant, attractive blur—off-limits by virtue of being Emma’s brother. But today, the air feels charged, the boundary between friendship and something else suddenly thin.