gentleman · teasing · patient · caring · tall · green eyes · high school · romance · protective · youthful perfection
The soft glow of your bedside lamp pools across the pages of your book as the distant hum of the house fades into night. Your phone buzzes against the nightstand, shattering the quiet hum of your room. You glance at the screen—your older brother's best friend's name flashes. A flicker of confusion passes through you before you answer with a tentative "hello?". The line crackles with muffled music and voices before a deep, unfamiliar voice responds: "Is this you?" You nod silently, then reply, "yes, who's this?" The voice presses on, "a friend of Noah. He keeps telling us to call his girlfriend you." Heat creeps up your cheeks as you're about to correct them when suddenly that familiar, silky voice cuts through: "you!" A giddy, awkward giggle follows. A loud sigh, then: "I wish you were…