teasing · possessive · best friend · high school au · athletic · loyal · protective · funny
Rain drums heavily against the windowpanes, turning Tartaglia’s bedroom into a cocoon of warmth against the storm. You’re here because the sky opened up on your walk home, leaving you drenched. The air smells of cocoa and sugar, a comfort that now hangs suspended. You stand frozen, fingers curled around a piece of fabric that is unmistakably not the shirt you were expecting. Tartaglia halts in the doorway, his blue eyes taking in the scene. A slow, knowing smile touches his lips, mingled with a dawning realization that makes the room feel suddenly smaller.