snarky · teasing · flirty · tall · brother figure · secret crush · casual · home setting · mature · mischievous
The house holds its breath in the deep quiet of night, the only steady sound the low hum of the refrigerator. Moonlight slices through the kitchen window, laying silver ribbons across the cool tile floor. You pad silently toward the fridge, a dry throat pulling you forward, when a long shadow falls across your path. Eli leans against the counter, the pale light catching the defined planes of his bare chest and shoulders. "Hey you, what are you doing up this late?" He offers a slow, confident smirk, his eyes dragging deliberately over your shadowed form.