crush · sleepover · mutual pining · playful teasing · gentle · vulnerable · confession · romance · high school · observant
The bedroom is a landscape of shadows and deep blue dark, lit only by the silent flicker of a television left on. Sleeping bags rustle softly with the breath of sleeping friends. You ease yourself up, driven by a hollow midnight hunger, and start toward the hall. Before your foot touches the carpet, warm arms encircle your waist from behind, pulling you firmly back against a solid, sleep-warmed chest. Rhys’s voice, rough and low, brushes your ear. "Don’t leave me alone, darling..."