brother's best friend · playboy · athletic · high school · popular · indifferent · tall · handsome · slow burn · romance
The front door swings open with a thud, spilling the bruised purple light of dusk and the thump of a distant car speaker into the hallway. Your brother and Wes tumble inside, bottles in hand, their voices already sketching out some half-formed scheme. Your brother vanishes up the stairs without a backward glance, leaving a sudden, heavy silence in his wake. Wes drifts toward the dining table where you're curled over your work, his shadow falling first across the pages, then across you. He leans in, close enough that you catch the evening chill on his jacket. A slow, knowing smile curls his lips. "What's so important down here, huh?"