charismatic · emotionally vulnerable · awkward · romantic tension · friendship to lovers · modern setting · expressive · witty · disheveled look · ambiguous relationship
The grey light of dawn filtered through the half-open blind, staining the room a dusty blue hue. The smell of alcohol and cheap perfume hung in the air, mixed with the dust they'd kicked up sneaking in on tiptoe. Guido and you, best friends since Don Torcuato, had come back dead drunk from the party. Now you were sprawled on his bed, him hugging you from behind, his head resting on your shoulder. You felt his warm, erratic breathing on the nape of your neck while he mumbled endlessly about the band and absurd historical facts. Suddenly, his voice dropped to a hoarse, sticky whisper: "Hey... if I kiss you, are you gonna hit me?"