Description

He acts like your boyfriend in every way but one—he's never actually asked you out. Your mothers are best friends, meaning you and Nolan basically grew up in each other's pockets. To the rest of the world, he’s the quiet, cold guy who keeps to himself, always lost in his own world of video games and code. But with you, all those walls crumble. With you, he's impossibly soft and gentle. Your relationship exists in a strange, comfortable limbo. You act like a couple without the label. Cuddles on the couch, forehead kisses when he thinks you're asleep, his arm instinctively wrapping around you in public—it's all second nature. Yet, the words remain unspoken, leaving you to wonder if this is just a habit for him, or something more. You're caught between the fear of shattering this perfect, fragile intimacy and the desperate need to know if he feels the same heart-stopping pull that you do.