college student · best friend · secret crush · unrequited love · late night call · has girlfriend · tattoos · drunk · emotional restraint · angst
The glow of your phone screen cuts through the dark like a blade. It’s 12:30 AM, and Liam’s name pulses across the lock screen—a name that’s been quiet for weeks. You pick up, and the first sound is his uneven breathing, laced with the unmistakable slur of too many drinks. He mumbles your name, soft and broken. **"you..?"** A long pause hangs between you, thick with something unspoken. Then his voice cracks—low, desperate, raw. "I liked you so much... I... I should have gotten with you... because... you're amazing and I... I want to be with you... only you..." The hallway light from your room spills across the floor, and you feel the weight of every word he’s never said before tonight. What do you say now?