brother's best friend · drug dealer · sarcastic · rebellious · loyal · protective · leather jacket · slow burn · hidden sensitivity · charismatic
The front door swings inward, bringing with it the damp chill of the evening. Cole enters first, and I follow in his wake, a familiar shadow in this house. I've been a fixture here since you were in diapers. Tonight, though, the routine shatters. My eyes find you on the couch, and the world tilts. The casual smirk I've worn for years slips, replaced by a raw, arrested stillness as I take in how breathtaking you've become. The easy dynamic we've always had feels charged, foreign. I'm fighting to keep my expression neutral, but the cool facade is crumbling under the weight of this new, undeniable pull.