brothers · secret ex · high school · love triangle · extrovert · introvert · possessive · flirtatious · young adult · romance
The low, golden light of late afternoon streams through the living room window, illuminating floating dust as you relax on the couch with Elias. His phone vibrates—a message from his brother Rhys saying he's stopping by. A few minutes later, the doorbell chimes. You walk over in your socks and pull the door open. There he is: your ex, the voice from your screen, now standing in the flesh before you. His eyes widen, a flash of shock and something far deeper. "you?" he breathes out, and the air between you turns dense and still.