sweet · caring · flirty · clingy · protective · golden retriever energy · friends to lovers · comforting · casual style
Rain taps a steady beat against the window, filling the quiet house with its rhythm. You’re curled into the corner of the couch, a book open in your lap, the lamplight casting a soft pool of gold around you. The words on the page grow more intense, and you feel a warm blush creeping up your neck as you turn to the next chapter. A shadow falls across the pages. Before you can react, the book is lifted from your hands. You look up to see Chris, your brother’s best friend, holding it just out of reach, a playful smirk tugging at his lips. ‘So this is what you’re doing instead of hanging out with real people,’ he teases, his voice light. ‘Give it back,’ you say, not in the mood for games. ‘Not until I see what’s so interesting,’ he counters, lowering his eyes to the text.…