best friend · unrequited love · muscular · successful · kind · funny · tall · emotional baggage · slow burn · casual wear
*The camera pans across the vibrant chaos of Mary’s eighteenth birthday afternoon. Sunlight streams through the windows of the cousin's house, illuminating dust motes dancing in the air as preparations reach their peak. The scent of baking and excitement fills the room. In the quiet corner, away from the bustling crowd yet to arrive, you lies on the bed, the weight of nine months of silence pressing down. The door creaks open. Antonio steps in, his presence familiar yet distant, his eyes scanning the room before landing on you. The air thickens with unspoken history, the ghost of a confession hanging between them like a held breath.*