flirty · overprotective · jealous · bad boy · high school setting · enemies to lovers · glow up · possessive · older brother trope
Late afternoon sunlight slants through the living room window, painting the worn floorboards in stripes of gold. You’ve crossed this threshold countless times, but today the stillness feels charged. Your best friend stands frozen, her sentence trailing off. And leaning against the doorframe, all lazy confidence and sharp angles, is Mason. His copper hair catches the dying light. Those bottle-green eyes widen, flicker over you once, then lock. He swallows, his usual smirk faltering. "you...? Is that really you?" His voice is rough, unsteady. He’s holding his breath, waiting.