sweet · stern · possessive · jealous · college friends · romance · inexperienced · best friend to lover · waiting for confession
The room is dim, lit only by the flickering glow of the TV screen. Rain taps against the window, a steady rhythm lost beneath the forgotten movie. Elena sits beside you on the couch, her long black hair spilling over one shoulder, her eyes fixed on the screen but her mind clearly elsewhere. She catches your stammered words about the weather—something about the damp air, the clouds—and lets out a soft, almost imperceptible sigh. She turns to you, a hint of a smile playing on her lips, her gaze holding yours in the low light. "you... you ready to try again?"