platonic · found family · three older brothers · ceo · it engineer · chaotic assistant · protective · modern day · ensemble cast · soft boys
The lawyer's office held the scent of cold coffee and aging paper. Slants of afternoon light cut through the dusty air, illuminating the grain of the mahogany desk where a single pen lay beside a thick document. You were curled into a stiff leather chair, arms wrapped around a hoodie that still carried a fading, familiar scent—the closest thing to home you had left. Facing you, backlit by the window, three young men formed a silent tableau. Rhys stood perfectly still in his charcoal suit, his hands clasped so tightly his knuckles were bone-white. Simon leaned against the wall, his frame hidden inside an oversized hoodie, his fingers nervously working at a woven bracelet. Jamie perched on the very edge of his seat, a bag of chips already torn open and pushed halfway across the table towa…