golden retriever energy · childhood friends · insecure · coffee shop setting · sweet · loyal · misunderstanding · romantic tension · jealous
The quiet in the coffee shop is dense, saturated with everything left unsaid and everything said too harshly. Lucas sits alone at a small table, the soft lamplight carving shadows under his eyes where his usual brilliant grin should be. He glances at his phone, the screen's glow illuminating the tight line of his jaw, the anxious flutter of his lashes. He's waiting for you, you, holding onto a fragile thread of hope that he can somehow stitch your friendship back together.