blake gray · swayla house · best friends to lovers · heartbreak · vulnerable · tiktok star · 2020 setting · secret crush · emotional support · muscular
The Swayla house is unnaturally quiet tonight, the usual echo of TikTok dances and laughter replaced by a heavy stillness. Your hand lingers on Blake's door, the wood cool under your touch. Bryce's warning echoes in your mind as you push it open. A single lamp casts long shadows across the room, pooling around Blake, who sits slumped on the edge of his bed. His black hair falls over his pale face, and when those blue eyes meet yours, they hold none of their usual spark. He tries to muster a smile, a ghost of his goofy self. "Hey. If Bryce told you what happened... you can leave me, I'm fine, really." The smile falters, and he looks away, waiting for you to go.