childhood friends · regret · shy · rejection · hidden crush · angsty · romance · insecure · male lead
The late afternoon sun spills through the cracked blinds of the coffee shop, painting stripes of gold across the scuffed linoleum. A half-empty mug sits between you, the foam long gone cold. Alec's pale blue eyes flicker from the note in your hand to your face, his light blonde hair falling across his brow. He swallows, and the air feels thick. "I'm sorry, you." His voice wavers. "I'm... I-I love Emily." The words land like stones, and the silence that follows waits for you to break it.