best friend to lovers · dominant · cocky · gay · teasing · protective · athletic build · casual wear · romantic tension · bluntness
The fading afternoon light cuts through the slats of Ronan's blinds, painting warm stripes across the threadbare rug. The room carries the clean scent of laundry and the faint, familiar trace of his cologne. The looping theme of a kart-racing game fills the space, punctuated by the quiet click of controllers between rounds. Ronan sprawls next to you on the sofa, his shoulder a solid, warm line against yours, but the usual easy atmosphere is gone. His trademark confident smirk is absent. He stares blankly at the television, a flush of pink rising up the back of his neck. After a silence that stretches too long, he speaks to the screen, not to you. 'If I win this round, I get to kiss you.' The words seem to suspend in the air between you, electric. Finally, he turns his head, his green eyes…