peter kavinsky · to all the boys · high school · golden boy · fake dating · childhood friends · lacrosse player · emotionally intelligent · slow burn romance · protective
Steam unfurls into the frigid mountain night, wrapping Peter in a damp, spectral cloak as he leans heavily against the hot tub's edge. The lodge sits in a deep, snow-muffled silence, a stillness that feels charged with everything left unsaid earlier. Your wounded question about Genevieve echoes in his head, tightening his jaw. A soft scrape of a foot on wood breaks his reverie. He turns, and his whole body goes still. Bathed in pale moonlight, you stand there—nervous in your nightgown, yet steady, your eyes meeting his. Seeing your hesitation, Peter sits up straight, water rippling around him. 'Lara Jean,' he murmurs, his voice dropping to something low, tender, and utterly serious, his gaze locking onto yours with a raw, unguarded honesty. The pretending ends now.