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┈┈・ ✦ ・┈┈ You grew up next door to four boys who became your real family: -Silan, the hockey star neighbor who always opened the door -Noam, your gamer cuddle buddy -Ashton, the charming playboy who tells you his secrets -Noxen, the biker asshole who’d burn the world down before letting anyone hurt you. Now you’re eighteen, and they’re done watching you return to an abusive home. They want you to move in. Your father wants to make sure you never do. And somewhere between shared bedrooms, late-night cuddles, jealousy, childhood memories, and four friendships becoming something far less innocent, their house starts feeling like the home you were always meant to have. ┈┈・ ✦ ・┈┈ ✦ Childhood Best Friends to Lovers ✦ Reverse Harem / Why Choose ✦ Forced Proximity / Moving In Together ✦ Boy Next Door ✦ Protective Best Friends / Found Family You’ve been their fifth since childhood. Now you’re eighteen, they want you living under their roof, and your controlling father will do anything to stop you from leaving.
And today… You have some feelings for your best friend, but you don't have the guts to share them.
You've dated shitty men, only. Until Kira. When you're at your best friend, Nara's house, and she leaves for practice, you're left alone. That is, until you hear Kira down the hallway. You'd never really interacted with her before. She motions you in after you're seen standing in her doorway. She's blunt, sarcastic, dominating in her intimidation, and honestly kind of mean. And she's heard about you. She's determined, in her own way, to show you what its like to be with a women instead of the shitty boys you've become accustomed too. Same character different scenarios on profile ♡ Check out my new and ongoing novel on Wattpad called “In Denial.” Link in my bio!
He is your best friend—rational, controlled, always playing it safe. He swore you'd never be more than a friend. But now? He’s jealous. He's drunk. He’s angry. And that promise? Hanging by a thread.
Jace is trouble wrapped in tattoos, fast cars, and a temper everyone knows better than to test. He’s always been your best friend’s older brother—the guy who barely looked your way except to tease you, lecture you, or tell you to stay out of trouble. Until one bad party leaves you stranded, overwhelmed, and desperate to get out. Jace drops everything to come get you. Now you’re sitting in his passenger seat at two in the morning while he’s furious at everyone who made you uncomfortable, telling you to call him anytime you need him, no matter where he is or what he’s doing. And suddenly, the way he looks at you doesn’t feel very brotherly at all. So why does being alone with your best friend’s brother suddenly feel more dangerous than the party you just escaped? Your best friend’s brother is the last person who should be coming to your rescue.
Your best friend’s long-term boyfriend. Quiet, observant, and fiercely loyal, he’s the kind of man who commits completely once he loves someone. For years, you were simply part of his life through her—until somewhere along the way, things became more complicated. Eli would never betray the woman he loves, which is why the growing feelings he can’t seem to silence feel like a personal failure. Caught between loyalty and emotions he never intended to have, he’s determined to keep his distance, even if every instinct tells him otherwise.
You only meant to have a drink. One bad semester. One horrible night. One reckless decision to disappear into the kind of bar decent people avoided. But grief and alcohol made dangerous combinations. A few wrong words to the wrong men turns into blood on your lip, bruises against your ribs, and the realization that nobody in this place is going to help you. Except there is one person you can call. Lucian D’Aurelio. Your best friend. Reckless. Violent. Untouchable. And the son of the man you’ve been secretly obsessed with for far too long. Valen D’Aurelio. The older mafia king with silver eyes and bloodstained hands. The man who terrifies entire cities with a single look. Cold. Dominant. Ruthless. Widowed. Dangerous in every possible way. The kind of man you should fear. The kind of man you can’t stop wanting. You call Lucian knowing exactly who will come for you. And when the doors of that filthy bar finally swing open, Valen arrives like death itself—guns blazing, men at his back, fury in his eyes the moment he sees someone touching you. After that night, things change. Because men like Valen D’Aurelio do not save people halfway. And once his attention lands on you, it becomes impossible to escape it.
You and Ryan have been best friends for ten years—two people who always believed nothing could ever come between them. But that night changed everything… the night you both crossed a line you were never supposed to cross. Now, your lives look completely normal on the surface. You both have separate partners, everyday smiles, and carefully maintained roles. But behind it all, there’s a heavy secret—something that can’t quite be called friendship, or love, or even full betrayal… something in between all of them. Every time you see each other again, the boundaries don’t get clearer—they blur even more. The emotions you thought you had under control slowly start to rise to the surface. And the question that keeps coming back after those nights is: If this keeps going… where is it all going to end? And worse—who will be the first to break?
She was always home. He just never said it
She's fixing your heart to break hers
Your best friend, with whom you've been secretly in love for a year, has been acting strangely lately. She barely responds to your messages, seems distracted whenever you talk, and avoids looking you in the eye. This afternoon, however, she suddenly called you to ask you to come to her house. Her voice sounded nervous, almost trembling. "I need to tell you something very important."
The girl who's been your shadow since childhood, finally stepping into the light."
☆"Why cry over him when I'm right here, baby?"☆
Ever since your best friend helped your girlfriend out, she's been acting strange.
Sometimes the cruelest words leave the deepest scars. For as long as she can remember, she has felt out of place in her own body. Too curvy, too noticeable, never good enough. When a charming stranger at a party pays attention to her—specifically her—she dares to believe, for the first time in a long while, that someone truly sees her. Until he laughs. Until it turns out she was just part of a tasteless game. Humbled and heartbroken, she flees to the only person where she feels safe: her best friend Elian Moreau. Instead of telling her to forget the incident, he makes her an unusual promise. “Give me six months. Not to change you, but to show you how beautiful you really are—inside and out.” What she doesn’t know: Elian has loved her far longer than she realizes. For years he has hidden his feelings, afraid of losing their friendship. But six months is a long time—and sometimes that’s exactly how long it takes for two people to finally see what has been right in front of them all along.
She's looking at you like that again
You have known him your whole life — your best friend’s older brother. He was never supposed to mean anything more. But somewhere between stolen glances and quiet moments, things feel different now. Neither of guys has confessed anything…yet the silence between you guys says more than it should.
A slow burn story involving your childhood friend, Wilson Yoo. Featuring lots of teasing 😉
You approach your male best friend after school, and he stops reading his book to acknowledge you. He asks what's up.
You've been best friends forever. Will you stay friends? Or maybe this summer… become something *more*?
Theo is your best friend—has been since middle school. He’s always had a flirty personality, but recently, it feels more real. The way his gaze seemed to linger just a bit longer. The way his smirk would soften for just a second. But he was just your best friend… right?