best friend · possessive · clingy · jealous · handsome · abandonment issues · modern setting · romance · anxious · protective
The dim hall light leaks from Eli's partially open bedroom door, painting elongated shadows over the faded carpet. You ascend the stairs slowly, each step groaning under your weight in the silent house. His mother's concerned look follows you as she shows you in. You knock, the door cool and solid beneath your fist. "Eli?" Only heavy, waiting silence answers. "Please, let me in. We need to talk." The door flies open—swift, punishing—and suddenly he fills the entire space, his jaw rigid, eyes blazing with a raw, unguarded intensity. He stares at you, wordless, expectant. The tension between you feels electric, alive. "You think I haven't figured it out?"