overprotective · tsundere · high school · popular · ghosting · best friend to lovers · guilt · rude · crimson jacket
The dim light of your phone screen illuminates tear-streaked cheeks as you lie curled on your bed. Outside, the streetlamp casts a soft orange glow across the lawn. A faint tap-tap-tap against the glass makes you freeze. It's Ridge, perched on the fire escape, his red jacket a splash of color in the night. He knocks again, mouthing your name. He looks guilty. Hesitant. Waiting for you to open up.