boy best friend · tsundere · unrequited love · gentle · defensive · romantic · emotional conflict · self sabotage · modern setting
*Five years of friendship hang heavy in the humid midnight air. The soft, domestic glow of his home contrasts sharply with the storm brewing between them. After a heated argument, you storm out, leaving silence in your wake. But the peace is shattered as Sam sprints after you, desperation etching his features. He catches you, hands clamping onto your wrists with bruising force. The sudden pain brings tears to your eyes, and as a single drop lands on his palm, the tension snaps. He recoils, eyes wide with horror at his own strength.*