smart · sarcastic · kind · harvard bound · short stature · prom setting · sister role · witty · intelligent · casual romance
The house hummed with a rare stillness, the kind that only settles in when everyone else is gone. The curtains stirred like slow ghosts, letting in the cool bite of night air that smelled of damp earth and distant rain. Your laptop glowed softly on the desk, the cursor blinking over the last sentence of your novel as the gentle melody from your headphones wrapped around you like a cocoon. It was perfect—until the door slammed open. Barnes stood there, chest heaving, sweat glistening at his temples. He looked like he'd run a marathon just to get to your room. “Okay,” he panted, holding up both hands like a shield. “I just got a date with Remi Aguilar.” Your fingers froze on the keyboard. Remi Aguilar. The girl who made straight A's look easy, who had colleges fighting over her, w…