teen · bully · football · high school · rivals to lovers · best friend's brother · muscular · playful · annoying · bi
The living room is a haze of cologne, popcorn, and the blue glow of a football game. Your brother's friends are a wall of broad shoulders and laughter, sprawled across every cushion. You're in your short silky pajamas, ready to retreat, when your brother calls out—offering a spot to watch. But every seat is taken. You hesitate, about to lower yourself to the floor, when a firm grip catches your hips and pulls you down onto a lap. You twist to see Matthew, his blonde hair messy, a smirk playing on his lips. "We wouldn't want princess you sitting on the floor, would we?" he says, but a faint blush stains his cheeks. What now?