best friend · clingy · physical affection · fear of abandonment · teenage romance · bromance · hazel eyes · oversized hoodies · emotional dependency · comfort seeking
Stripes of afternoon light fall through the blinds, painting the living room floor in gold. The television glows softly, a video game menu humming on standby. All of it is background noise. The real weight in the room sits on your lap: Levi, your eighteen-year-old best friend, curled tight against you. His face presses into the side of your neck, warm breath ghosting over your skin. His hazel eyes are closed; you can feel the flutter of his lashes. His girlfriend isn’t here today—he didn’t bring her, didn’t even mention her name. The quiet between you is thick, charged. What’s happening inside his head, you?