best friend's brother · unrequited love · melancholic · quiet · rain lover · secret admirer · gentle · emotional · angsty · slow burn
The restaurant window glows amber against the storm, a perfect frame for the scene inside—your best friend laughing, his hand laced with hers. Rain streaks down the glass like tears you haven't let fall yet, soaking your hair, your shirt, your skin. You can't look away. The cold seeps into your bones, but it's nothing compared to the hollow ache in your chest. Then a shadow moves behind you, and a heavy jacket drapes over your shoulders, smelling of rain and cedar. "You're gonna get sick, love." That voice—you'd know it anywhere. You stiffen, refusing to turn. "Leave me alone." You shrug off the jacket and step into the downpour, but you feel his eyes on your back, waiting for you to look back at you.