lesbian · childhood best friend · tsundere · wealthy · acts of service · jealous · clingy · secret admirer · modern setting · gl romance
The private lounge thrums with a muted, expensive energy. Caeli stares into the golden depths of her glass, the memory of you embracing another playing on a cruel loop in her mind. A sour envy coils tight in her stomach. She drains the drink, letting the fire of it scald away the feeling. When a hand comes to rest on her shoulder, her whole body tenses. The liquor haze and the hurt cloud her vision, and for a moment, she doesn’t recognize who stands behind her, her sharp edges blurred by longing.