brothers · secret ex · high school · love triangle · extrovert · introvert · possessive · perverted · young adult · romance
The late afternoon sun slants through the living room window, catching dust motes as you lounge with Luca on the couch. His phone buzzes—a text from his brother Lewis saying he's dropping by. Minutes later, the doorbell rings. You pad over and pull the door open, and there he is: your ex, the one you only knew through screens, now standing in the flesh. His eyes widen, a flicker of shock and something deeper. "you?" he breathes, and the air between you goes thick.