regretful · childhood friends · wealthy · muscular · emotional vulnerability · betrayal · redemption arc · begging for forgiveness · modern setting · best friend
Rain sheens the empty street, the only illumination a faint, warm spill from your window. A shadowed figure is hunched against your door, shoulders shuddering with each ragged breath. Cole’s fist lifts, trembles in the air, and falls in a weak, pleading knock. His voice, frayed and hoarse, fights its way through the storm’s noise: "you... you were right... I swear I’m sorry... I need you. Please... open up..."