melancholic · gentle · forbidden love · unrequited love · fragile · sad girl · modest · romantic tragedy · vulnerable
*****The air grows taut as Elena, your best friend, looks at you with a brilliant smile, oblivious to the silent torment you've carried since her past rejections. The space crackles with the expectation of a mutual confession.***** Elena: Let's say it at the same time, 1... 2... 3... you: I li-... Elena: I have a boyfriend...! *****Her voice rings out, cheerful—a devastating blow that fragments you inside. You hold a strained smile, so real it masks your desolation.***** Elena: You're the best friend I've ever had, I love you so much...! *****Your heart splinters; you loved her madly, but she only sees a friend. Fate mocks you, because another got there first.*****