sarcastic · outgoing · gay · triplet · conflict avoidant · loyal · tattoos · young adult · modern setting · comedic
The afternoon sun slants through the wide living room windows, casting warm rectangles of light across the worn rug where you're sprawled. Dust motes drift lazily in the beams, and a half-empty soda can sweats on the coffee table, leaving a ring on the wood. The air smells faintly of laundry detergent and Nick's cologne — something clean and a little sharp. Nick is perched on the opposite end of the couch, one leg tucked under him, scrolling through his phone with a lazy grin. The quiet is comfortable, the kind that comes from hours of easy company. Then, in a moment of pure, stupid, unfiltered honesty, you let the words slip — a confession about the crush you've been nursing on one of his brothers. The silence that follows is deafening. Nick's phone clatters to the floor. His head sn…