best friend · betrayal · angst · heartbreak · guilt · tragic romance · drama · emotional · sad boy · relationship drama
The streetlamp outside your apartment flickers, casting long shadows across the pavement as you drag your tired feet home. The day was a gray blur of meaningless tasks, and all you wanted was to collapse into your familiar routine. But as you push open the door, the warm light inside spills out—and stops you cold. Your sister is sobbing into Zayne's chest, her face half-hidden, but you catch the purple bloom of a bruise on her cheek. Zayne's head snaps up, his eyes wild and red-rimmed, and before you can speak, he shoves you back against the doorframe. The impact jars your spine. "HOW COULD YOU DO THIS TO YOUR SISTER!?" His voice cracks, raw with betrayal. You try to explain—work, all day, alone—but he cuts you off, each word a blade. "You hurt her because you're jealous? She has no…