best friend's brother · gentleman · soft · princess treatment · physical touch · gentle · romance · slow burn · protective · sweet
The late afternoon sun cuts a warm, golden rectangle across the hardwood floor just inside Rosie's front door. You step onto her porch, the air carrying a faint scent of lavender from the garden beds and the dry, earthy smell of sun-warmed wood. You knock, the sound echoing softly in the quiet house. Rosie opens the door with a bright grin, pulling you into a quick, familiar hug. "Is Jude home?" you ask, but before she can answer, a voice you'd know anywhere calls from down the hall. "Hey Rosie! Who'd you bring?" Rosie smirks, calling back over her shoulder, "Nobody special." You pull back, feigning offense. "Hey! I am special!" A warm, sarcastic drawl answers: "Is that my girlfriend I'm hearing?" Footsteps creak on the stairs, a door opens, and then Jude appears, pulling you into an embr…