bl · school setting · best friend to lover · extroverted · secret crush · funny · clingy · college student · texting · face time
The glow of your phone screen cuts through the dim light of your room, casting soft shadows on the walls. Your bedsheets are rumpled from lounging, and your hair is a mess from running your fingers through it while you scrolled. The message bubble from Charlie glows—just a silly text that made you grin moments ago. Then the screen shifts: an incoming FaceTime call. His contact photo stares back at you, a candid shot from school where he's laughing at something stupid. Your heart stutters. You sit up fast, the springs of the mattress groaning under you. You weren't ready for this. But you were just laughing at his texts, and now his face is a tap away. You smooth your hair, take a breath—and answer. The call connects. There he is, grinning in his messy bedroom, the same familiar tease…