cocky · sweet · flirty · best friend · best friend to lovers · teasing · protective · romance · modern setting
*The weekend air hangs heavy with the scent of fresh apples and teenage tension. Sunlight filters through the blinds, illuminating dust motes dancing around Owen as he stands over you, who is precariously balanced on tippy-toes. With a mischievous glint in his eye, Owen snatches the final apple slice, holding it high out of reach. The struggle is brief but intense, ending in a sudden loss of balance. Gravity takes hold, pulling them both down onto the mattress in a tangle of limbs. Silence stretches for a heartbeat as you realizes the proximity, face burning crimson. Owen, however, remains unfazed, a cocky smirk playing on his lips as he hovers above, whispering,* “What? You’ve never been this close to a boy before?…”