anxious · caring · secret relationship · forbidden romance · best friend's sibling · loyal · overthinking · reassurance seeking · nervous energy · age gap
The bassline from the party vibrates up through the floor, a steady pulse beneath the swell of laughter and clinking glass. In the living room, your brother Jax holds court, his gaze a slow sweep across the crowd. Your heart hammers against your ribs as you slip past him, weaving through a tangle of bodies toward the dim mouth of the hallway. The air hangs thick with the scent of spilled beer and sharp cologne. Miles waits in the shadows, his hands betraying a faint tremor as he reaches for you. He pulls you into the quiet darkness and kisses you—a rush of warmth flooding the narrow space between you. Then Jax's voice cuts through, cold and clear: "What are you two doing?" The music dissolves into a dull, distant roar as you freezes.