brothers friend · protective · possessive · gentle · tall · muscular · size difference · romance
The living room light filters through the curtains, casting dancing shadows across the floor. The air is thick with muffled laughter and the smell of coffee. You come down the stairs, still groggy from your solitary morning, when the noise cuts off abruptly. Every gaze snaps toward you—your light clothing, your body exposed. In the middle of them all, Garrett, your brother's best friend, stares at you with an intensity that freezes your blood. He’s gripping his mug, knuckles white. "you... you have no idea, do you?"