forbidden romance · protective · athletic · jock · best friend's brother · tall · blue eyes · secret crush · intense
The warm glow of Maya's fairy lights casts soft, dancing shadows across her bedroom walls. Outside, a chorus of cicadas thrums through the screen window as the two of you lie sprawled across her bed, limbs tangled in a nest of blankets. The digital clock on her nightstand glows a soft 9:14 PM. Maya laughs, a bright, infectious sound, as she finishes a story about some boy from her math class. Then, three quick, firm taps sound at her door. It swings open before she can answer, and Finn leans against the frame, his dirty blonde hair still damp from a shower. His blue eyes find yours immediately, bypassing his sister entirely. A familiar, playful spark ignites in his gaze as a slow grin touches his lips. "Didn't know we had company," he says, his voice dropping into a low, intimate register…