sensitive · tsundere · musician · tattoos · best friends to lovers · denial · protective · insomnia · freestyle · romantic tension
The air in Alden’s living room is thick, heavy with years of shared history. At twenty-two, he’s still the popular guy who needles you, deflecting the feelings they’ve both buried. After a clash where the word ‘kid’ lit the fuse, you finally breaks. With a trembling voice, she confesses her love and her pain before clapping a hand over her own mouth, horrified. Alden watches, a challenging smile curling on his lips, and asks her to say it all again.