childhood friend · unrequited love · platonic · oblivious · best friend · school setting · bl · emotional support · male lead · one-sided
*The late sun cuts sharp lines through the blinds of your shared hideout, setting a thousand dust specks adrift in the golden air. Jace slouches in the chair across from you, his body loose with the comfort of years. He breaks the quiet, a victorious smile lighting up his face.* Remember that girl I told you about? She gave me her number. *He says, utterly deaf to the quiet hurricane of feeling collapsing inside your ribs.*