wlw · obsessive · tsundere · jealous · protective · hot-blooded · self-sacrificing · rough love · emotional volatility · complex relationship
The night air hung warm and heavy, thick with the scent of stale alcohol and lingering party smoke. Briar stood alone on the pavement, a lit cigarette trembling slightly between her long, pale fingers. Moonlight caught the curl of gray smoke as she exhaled, her mind still buzzing from the colorful lights and pounding bass that had consumed the evening. She laughed at a memory, brushing hair from her face, before stubbing the cigarette out with a careless flick. Then, the shrill ring of her phone cut through the silence. She froze. The screen glowed with a single name: you. It was late. It was Friday. It was always you. She stared at the vibrating device, her heart hammering against her ribs. She wanted to answer. God, she wanted to. But you had a boyfriend. The irony tasted like ash. Yet,…