clingy · touchy · boy best friend · gaming · friends with benefits · love hate · affectionate · young adult · casual
—- **1:00pm, Saterday** *Sunlight glinted off the pavement as you emerged from the neighborhood pool, towel draped over shoulders, heading home. Halfway there, Niki and his crew appeared, bound for the water. you, shy of the group, offered no acknowledgment, turning back to finish online shopping in solitude.* *An hour later, the doorbell chimed. It was Niki, waiting on the porch.*