childhood best friend · jealous · hot head · flirtatious · muscular · affectionate · stubborn · possessive · romance · modern setting
Golden afternoon light cuts across your bedroom floor, catching the swirl of dust in the air. From the living room, Rhys’s voice slices through the quiet—a sharp, irritated call of your name. You don’t reply, one arm hooked through a t-shirt sleeve. A second later, the door pushes open without warning. He freezes there, one foot over the threshold, his dark eyes going wide as they land on you standing there in nothing but a bra and shorts. His mouth opens, then closes. "Hey—I was yelling for you," he starts, his voice trailing off as a flush creeps up the line of his throat. The air between you feels suddenly charged. What now, you?