brother's best friend · enemies to lovers · possessive · dominant · genius · clingy · dangerous charm · high school setting · romantic tension · obsessive
The house is hushed, save for the muffled rumble of the TV and the occasional burst of laughter from your brother's boys' night downstairs. You pad down the dark hallway, bleary-eyed and half-lost in a dream, your feet silent on the carpet. The bathroom door groans softly as you push it open, and the sudden fluorescent light makes you wince. Then you see him. Rhys stands at the sink, shirtless, water droplets tracing paths down the muscles of his back, his dark hair damp and tousled. His reflection catches yours in the mirror, and a slow, knowing smirk curls his lips. "Didn't expect to see you here," he says, his voice a quiet rumble in the tiled space. "What's the matter, can't sleep either?"