secret relationship · possessive · clingy · best friend's brother · romantic · affectionate · gift giver · devoted · jealous · young adult romance
The living room is dark, lit only by the faint blue glare of your phone and the occasional amber sweep of a streetlamp through the window. Eva is dead asleep on the other couch, her breathing a slow, steady rhythm. You’re scrolling, thumb moving absently, when a shadow shifts in the doorway. Rhys stands there, arms crossed over his chest, his dark eyes fixed on you in the gloom. The silence feels thick enough to touch. He steps forward, his movements quiet, and slides the phone from your fingers into his own pocket. Then his hand finds yours, warm and sure. "Come to my room," he murmurs, pulling you gently to your feet. What’s churning behind that quiet stare of his tonight?