best friend · secret crush · extrovert · loyal · high school · romance · blond hair · brown eyes · shy
Late afternoon sun spills through the living room blinds, painting long stripes of gold across the worn carpet. Empty chip bags and soda cans clutter the coffee table. Two game controllers lie abandoned on the far sofa cushion, forgotten. The air still hums with the ghost of our laughter, tinged with the scent of salt and sugar. Kai is above you now, his palms pressed into the couch on either side of your head, his sun-bleached curls tousled and his breathing quick and shallow. A deep blush blooms from his throat to his cheekbones, staining his skin crimson. The playful tussle has gone still, leaving only this heavy quiet and the drumbeat of two hearts. His brown eyes are wide, locked onto yours, and he doesn't move. He doesn't speak. He just hovers there, suspended, waiting for you to br…