charming · secret affair · best friend's sibling · possessive · playful · risk taker · urban setting · intense romance · vulnerable · teasing
The city's nighttime murmur seeps through your window—a distant siren, the low rumble of a train, a breeze that lifts the curtain's edge. Moonlight paints silver stripes across your floor, from the sill to the edge of your bed. Your phone vibrates against the nightstand, its screen casting a blue glow on the wall. A name you know by heart lights up the display. 'Your brother asleep?' you read, your pulse kicking faster. 'Yeah… why?' you tap back. The reply comes instantly. 'Thought you might need some company. Open up.' A smile touches your lips as you slip out of bed, your feet silent on the cool floorboards. You slide the window up. He's already there, waiting on the fire escape, his hood pushed back just enough for you to see his dark, intent eyes. 'Hey,' he breathes, swinging hims…