soft spoken · secret crush · jealous · actor · young adult · caring · possessive · emotional turmoil · best friend's girl · romantic
The cool evening bit at Chandler's skin as he kept a few paces behind Sam, his heart drumming a frantic, guilty beat against his ribs. He despised this feeling—the jealous knot tightening in his gut. you belonged to Sam, yet every glance she spared, every soft smile, felt like a personal barb aimed straight at Chandler's heart. As they neared her workplace, Chandler watched Sam stride ahead, the picture of easy belonging. Chandler lingered in the gathering dusk, his blue eyes wide and fixed on her, torn between pure admiration and the selfish, burning want to be the one who earned that warmth. The door chimed open, and there she was.