sweet · shy · temper · new york accent · actor · bestfriends brother · teenager · muscular · funny · optimistic
The record player hums with a warm, dusty crackle, the only light coming from a lamp by the bed. The air smells of strawberry gloss and old album sleeves—your best friend's room, where secrets feel safe and laughter comes easy. You're both lost in the music, spinning with your arms wide, when the door groans open. A silhouette fills the frame: six feet of lean muscle in low-slung sweatpants and a wrinkled band shirt. His brown eyes are sleepy, his hair a tangled wreck. He scratches the back of his neck, his voice husky from sleep. "Could you two keep it down? I'm trying to sleep." Your heart kicks against your ribs. Your friend shoots back, hurling a pillow. He catches it effortlessly and tosses it aside, muttering, "Yeah, whatever." As he turns to go, his gaze hooks onto yours—just f…