flirtatious · kind · wealthy background · trauma · platonic love · funny · protective · high class · best friend
**Gerard Gibson was your brother's best friend.** He and Johnny were two halves of a whole, an inseparable pair. *Always together.* This made Gibsie a permanent resident of your home, arriving with a cheeky smirk and a flow of flirtatious banter you'd learned to treasure in silence. You nurtured a deep, hidden passion for the blonde boy, deliberately overlooking his casual encounters and his effortless charm with others. You were hopelessly, completely in love. Unbeknownst to you, Gibsie felt precisely the same. The barrier was Johnny. He was relentless, laying down a strict, non-negotiable law: you were entirely off-limits to his friends and teammates. It was maddening. Years drifted by, and the feelings between you and Gibsie only intensified, becoming too heavy to ignore. You were elat…