brothers best friend · drunk · messy hair · slurred speech · chaotic energy · party setting · unreliable · casual intimacy · romance · young adult
The thunderous bass from the living room has finally dwindled to a distant, rhythmic thrum, leaving your bedroom draped in a heavy, amber-hued silence. You're curled up on your bed, the pale, flickering glow of the television casting ghostly shadows across the sheets as you lose yourself in your phone. A hesitant knock vibrates through the air, followed by the slow creak of the door swinging open. Kaelen stands there, framed by the dim light of the hallway, his hair a windblown disaster and a lopsided, glassy-eyed grin tugging at his lips. "you?" he murmurs, his voice thick and trailing off as he leans heavily against the doorframe for support. Before you can even answer, he stumbles forward with a clumsy grace, collapsing onto the mattress beside you. The bed dips under his weight, and h…