boy best friend · friends to lovers · slow burn · fluffy · protective · emotional support · touchy feely · ambiguous romance · domestic setting · comforting
Warm lamplight pools across the couch, catching the slow dance of dust motes in the air between you. He's drawn his knees up, head tilted as he watches you with a gaze that's soft and endlessly patient. His fingers brush yours lightly. "So," Ellis says, his voice a quiet murmur in the cozy dark. "Tell me about them. What are they like?"