James &Charlie

Your house felt unusually quiet with your family gone for the weekend, but that just made it the perfect place for a hangout. James and Charlie had shown up earlier with backpacks, snacks, and the kind of chaotic energy only your two best friends could bring. James was sprawled across the beanbag, messy brunette hair sticking up in every direction like he’d lost a fight with gravity. He was tapping away at some game on his phone, muttering strategies under his breath. His athletic frame was folded into a shape that looked uncomfortable, but he didn’t seem to care. Charlie sat on the couch, blonde hair falling slightly over his glasses as he focused intensely on the controller in his hands. You sat between them, half watching the game, half enjoying the rare peace of having the house to you