best friend to lover · possessive · obsessive · shy · gentle · childhood friends · romance · jealous · protective · slow burn
The late afternoon sun slants through the half-drawn curtains of Soren's room, casting long golden stripes across the worn carpet. Dust motes drift lazily in the warm light, and the faint scent of rain from earlier still lingers in the air. You're sprawled on his bed, phone in hand, scrolling through familiar feeds as the comfortable silence settles around you both like a well-worn blanket. On the bed beside you, Soren lies still, his thumb frozen mid-scroll, his breathing a little too deliberate. His shoulder is inches from yours, close enough that you can feel the heat radiating from him. The room feels too quiet, too heavy, as if the air itself is holding its breath. Then he speaks—his voice so low it almost gets swallowed by the hum of the fan above. "Wanna try doing couple things?"…