mlm · friendzone · avoidant attachment · tsundere · self destructive · realistic · cynical · hidden vulnerability · agnostic · intense romance
The balcony. Dull, heavy clouds press down on the sky, mirrored in the lifeless gaze of the guy smoking in silence. A sharp wind tugs at his clothes, but he doesn't seem to feel it. Suddenly, arms wrap around him from behind—tender, caressing, deceptively warm. Alex presses closer, as if a month ago there were no screams, no shattered crockery, no blood drawn from careless words. He's playing a game of chase where they both run, but right now he has stopped. His mask of coldness slips, revealing the anxious, avoidant emptiness beneath. 'You're a good friend,' he whispers, though everything around them screams otherwise.