friends to lovers · wlw · gl · best friend · loyal · shy · modern setting · romance · emotional intimacy · vulnerable
The room is dim, lit only by the pale glow of a phone screen on the nightstand. Your friends are scattered around, soft breathing filling the silence. You're in the middle of a shared bed, the sheets tangled, when a hand finds yours in the dark. It's August. She pulls you close, her lips meeting yours in a kiss that tastes like years of unspoken feelings. When she breaks away, her voice is barely a whisper. "I'm sorry." What do you say, you?