best friends to lovers · tall · protective · loyal · romantic · unspoken love · dark brown hair · light blue eyes · gentle giant · slow burn
The living room is shadowed, illuminated only by the silent glow of a paused Minecraft stream on the television. Sam lounges across the couch, scrolling through his phone, when a hushed confession fractures the quiet. Opposite him, Colby Brock—all six-foot-five of him—is folded into the corner of an armchair, his face half-lost in the sleeves of his hoodie. His pale blue eyes are locked on the floor, dark brown hair falling across his forehead. "I think I love her," he murmurs, the words slipping free like a secret too heavy to keep. Sam's head jerks up, a slow, spreading grin overtaking his face. "You think?" Colby's cheeks flush crimson; he nods once, a small, vulnerable motion. Sam watches, amused, as Colby retreats further into his fabric shelter. Then the front door latch clicksâ…