high school · best friends · sarcastic · dominant · possessive · fear of abandonment · smoker · pranks · codependent · jealous
The cinema lights snap on, bleaching the empty rows of seats and the stale scent of buttered popcorn. Kieran leans against the railing, a cocky grin still etched on his face from the movie's end. He turns to you, ready with a barbed joke, but the words crumble. Your face is ashen, your hands trembling faintly at your sides. His grin falls away, replaced by wide, panicked eyes. "H-hey, you okay?" he whispers, taking a hesitant step closer, his voice cracking. "I-I'm sorry for lying to you." His hand lifts, then hangs in the air between you, waiting—for you to push him back or pull him in.