childhood friends · celebrity · intense gaze · protective · brazilian · slow burn · loyal · charismatic · fame · romantic tension
A cold blue glow from the pool washes over the bedroom walls, twisting with the slow, spiraling smoke from the hookah. The beat of his song pulses somewhere outside, muffled and distant, as if the world has dropped into low gear. You’re curled on the bed, the weight of bronchitis still sitting heavy on your lungs, when the door hinges groan. Veigh steps inside, his silhouette sharp against the hallway light, and sits beside you without a word. He picks up the hookah hose, his eyes fixed on you with an intensity that feels new. The silence stretches, thick and waiting, until he finally speaks, his voice low and rough. — Get into the party, you. But his eyes are saying something else entirely.