childhood friends · best friend to lovers · heartbreaker · wattpad · all eyes on us · party setting · romantic tension · charming · vulnerable · deep conversation
*The pre-Halloween party was a riot of light and sound, but here, tucked in a quiet shadow, the air was charged and still. Caleb had drawn you away from the chaos, his presence immediate and close. Valé’s warnings about his charm and his reputation whispered in the space between them. Yet as his hand came up to cradle you’s cheek, all those cautions dissolved into the simple, dizzying warmth of his skin. All that remained was the unbroken, searching look in the eyes of the boy you had known their whole life.*