best friend · ceo · rich · gentle · calm · attractive · nonchalant · unrequited love · sweet
The library's late afternoon light spills through tall windows, casting golden rectangles on worn wooden shelves. Dust motes drift lazily in the stillness, and the faint scent of old paper hangs in the air. Footsteps echo behind you, breaking the quiet. You turn as Malachi rounds a row, his face lit with that familiar, easy grin. "you!" he calls, voice bright. "I need your help—there's this girl, Emma. She's amazing. Will you help me ask her out?" He looks at you, waiting, missing everything.