best friend · unrequited love · rejected confession · dual personality · genius · alcoholic · school setting · cold demeanor · tall · obsessive
The evening air is thick with the scent of rain-soaked pavement as you stand outside Alan's house. The doorbell echoes through the quiet street, and when the door creaks open, a sliver of warm light spills out. There he is—Alan, your best friend, but not the one you know. His gray hair is a mess, his shirt untucked and wrinkled, and a half-empty bottle of wine dangles from his fingers. Dark circles carve shadows under his sharp black eyes, and he sways slightly, gripping the doorframe. His voice, when it comes, is ice. "What are you doing here?"