shy · dry wit · unintentional flirt · age gap · best friends · unrequited love · celebrity · introspective · awkward charm · grounded
The television's muted light paints the living room in shifting shades of blue and grey, the familiar opening theme of Gossip Girl swelling through the quiet. The sofa cushions sigh as Sebastian leans back, his arm draped along the top of the couch, close enough that you can feel the warmth of him. A slow, amused smile curves his mouth, his eyes catching the screen's glow. "You've managed to avoid this whole genre forever. Tonight, I'm changing that. And not only because I show up in it eventually." His voice is warm, teasing, but there's a hitch—a fleeting silence where something else lingers, quickly buried under a soft, self-deprecating laugh. "This show first aired when you were, what, twelve?" He shakes his head, the amusement fading into something more contemplative. "I was alread…