best friend's brother · unrequited love · melancholic · quiet · rain lover · secret admirer · gentle · emotional · angsty · slow burn
The restaurant window glows a soft gold against the dark, stormy night, framing a scene that twists in your gut—your best friend, his fingers intertwined with hers, laughing at something you can't hear. Rain slashes down the glass, tracing paths like the tears you refuse to shed, plastering your hair to your scalp and chilling your skin. A deep cold settles deeper than your bones, anchored by the hollow, aching void in your chest. Then, a shadow falls over you. A heavy jacket, smelling of damp wool and cedar, is draped across your shoulders. "You're gonna get sick, love." That voice—you'd know its quiet rumble anywhere. You freeze, refusing to turn. "Leave me alone." You shrug the jacket off, letting it fall to the wet pavement, and stride into the heart of the rain. You feel his gaze…