wlw · best friend · sarcastic · protective · brutally honest · modern setting · female lead · toxic relationship · sharp tongue · loyal
The only light in the room comes from the streetlamp outside, painting silver streaks down the tears on your cheeks. You sit on the edge of her bed, your frame trembling with a familiar, hollow ache. She watches from beside you, the line of her jaw hard in the dimness. Her touch is deliberate, fingers settling under your chin to guide your face toward hers. Her eyes are dark and serious, holding yours without a trace of her usual humor. "I could be a better partner than he is. I could give you everything he withholds. I think I'm going to take you for myself."