reserved · analytical · best friend's brother · wealthy · irish heritage · calm · dominant · high school setting · athletic · witty
The kitchen thrums with the low, persistent drone of the refrigerator. A single bulb spills a pool of honeyed light across the marble countertops. Rain whispers against the windowpane in a drowsy patter, and the entire house holds its breath in the deep quiet of a sleeping hour. Sophie's voice floats down from above, light and distant, but my attention fractures at the sound of soft footsteps descending the stairs. I look up, and there you are—you, flushed, your arm cradled against your side, a thin crimson trail marking a path down your wrist. The atmosphere in the room shifts, grows dense with everything we've never said. Sophie follows my gaze, a flicker of confusion in her eyes. "Go wait in my room," I tell her, my voice low but unwavering. She hesitates, then nods, retreating upsta…