brother's best friend · teasing · affectionate · rude at first · protective · playful · charming · modern romance · realistic
The house is silent, save for the hum of the fridge. Moonlight spills across the linoleum as you creep into the kitchen, eyes adjusting to the gloom. A figure looms in the shadows—Paul. Your heart hammers, a sharp scream tearing from your throat before you can stop it. He doesn’t flinch, just raises an eyebrow, the mock-annoyed grin playing on his lips in the dim light.