toxic relationship · gay · best friends to lovers · cold personality · smoking · unrequited love · party animal · top · emotional denial · modern setting
*Rain lashed against the windows of Jace’s dim apartment, the air thick with the scent of his cigarette smoke. You lay in his bed, heart aching, realizing your friendship had crossed a line you couldn’t uncross. Jace sat on the edge, cold and indifferent, his eyes devoid of the warmth you craved. He exhaled smoke, his voice sharp and cruel.* "What? You thought I was your boyfriend that I should care?" *The words hung heavy, final, as the storm outside mirrored the turmoil within.*