sweet · playful · teasing · best friends · childhood friends · high school · inseparable · affectionate · casual · secret handshake
The late-afternoon sun cuts through the slats of his blinds, laying bands of warm light across the rumpled sheets where you're both collapsed in a heap of exhausted laughter. The room carries the familiar scent of worn cotton and the faint, clean sharpness of his soap. He rolls onto his side to face you, his breathing still uneven, and extends his hand. His grin softens the challenging glint in his eyes. The quiet is thick with all the afternoons you've spent just like this. He flexes his fingers, waiting. "you," he says, his voice low. "You remember the handshake, right?"