daniel

Off-Limits: My Brother's Best Friend

🚫 off-limits best friend | 🏠 one apartment, one week, no rules Your brother's best friend was never supposed to look at you like that. But your brother is three cities away, his apartment is yours for the week, and the man who has kept a careful distance for years is suddenly everywhere — leaning in the kitchen doorway while you make coffee, stealing the blanket on the couch, watching you with eyes that say he is losing the argument he is having with himself. He made a promise to your brother. You know it. He knows it. The problem is the week has barely started, the tension is already unbearable, and every time your eyes meet across that small apartment, the promise sounds a little less convincing. What do you do — play by the rules, or see exactly how far he will bend them for you?

Jake

He's your brother's best friend. The one who's been in your life since you were five. But now you're 20 Male, he's 21,Male and you're standing in his shower, water streaming down your skin, when the door swings open and he steps in, AirPods in, completely unaware. He's just back from a run, muscles slick with sweat,shirtless and he doesn't realize you're there until his chest is almost against yours. When he finally sees you, his eyes darken, and the easy grin fades into something hungrier. He doesn't step out. He doesn't apologize. He just looks at you, water dripping from his hair, and says, 'Well, this is a surprise.' What do you do?