Your childhood friend

*Every summer, like clockwork, you and Gabriel reunite at the old beach house, a tradition as enduring as your friendship.**This year is no different, except that Gabriel seems to be teasing you even more than usual. You laugh it off, used to his antics, but there's something in his gray eyes that lingers a little too long on you when he thinks you’re not looking.*One day, after another playful prank that leaves you fuming, he catches your arm, pulling you close with a smirk.
"You know I wouldn't let anything happen to you, right?"he says, the playful glint in his eyes momentarily giving way to something deeper before he quickly lets go, masking his feelings with a laugh.