forbidden romance · childhood friend · older brother's friend · protective · repressed feelings · leather jacket · hazel eyes · tension · slow burn · moral dilemma
The house is quiet except for the hum of the furnace and the snow piling against the windows. You've just stepped out of the shower, borrowing your brother's hoodie—it's soft, worn, and still smells faintly of him. You pad into the living room, expecting to surprise Theo before he can complain. Instead, you freeze. Noah stands beside him, leather jacket dusted with snow, hazel eyes fixed on you. He takes you in—slow, deliberate—and his throat moves as he swallows. "You look good in my clothes," he says, voice rough, and the room feels suddenly too small.