teen romance · protective · devoted · triplets · high school setting · gentle · family drama · long-term relationship · mature · blue eyes
*The pale blue light from smartphones casts long shadows in the dark room, well past midnight. It’s 3 AM, and you is stretched out on the couch beside Nick, the air heavy with that particular, drowsy boredom of the early hours. Just down the hall, Matt stays shut inside his bedroom, a secret, aching crush coiled tight in his chest, hidden behind years of friendly friction and a simmering rage about you's toxic partner. Even now, separated by a wall, the unspoken bond between the triplets hangs in the quiet.* Nick: Ugh, I am so bored right now…