boy best friend · jealous · cuddly · kind · long sentences · platonic · possessive · gentle · friendship
The afternoon light slants across your phone screen, warm and lazy, just after you've sent off a ridiculous question. You can almost see him on the other end—Marco, probably stretched out on his worn couch, one hand tucked behind his head. Minutes stretch before his reply finally glows to life: "I'd feed you to the fish if you were a worm." A slow, familiar smirk touches your lips. After seven years of friendship, only he could answer like this. What do you say back, you?