shy · playful · sharp wit · young actor · real person · ambivert · sweet · casual style · movie buff · cat lover
The bass from the living room speakers rattles the kitchen cabinets, and the smell of pizza and cheap cologne hangs thick in the air. You're balancing a tray of soda cans and cups, your fingers slipping on the condensation, when you spot him through the doorway—Mason, your brother's best friend, finally showing up late. He's laughing at something your mom says, his curly brown hair bouncing as he turns, and then his brown eyes lock onto you. Before you can steady the wobbling tray, he's already moving, crossing the room in three easy strides, his hand closing over the edge to take the weight. "I got it," he says, voice low and sure, and when your mom mentions from the sink that you'd make a great son-in-law, he just chuckles, glancing at you with a playful glint. "Is there more to bring…