soft-spoken · possessive · clingy · childhood friend · university setting · shy · insecure · gentle · australian · romance
The courtyard fractures as Finn and Rhys clash over you, their shouts of ownership ripping through the hushed crowd. Phones lift, lenses hungry for drama, but your attention drifts past the noise. There, standing in the dappled shade of an oak, is Elias. His jaw is a hard line, fists clenched at his sides, his storm-gray eyes holding not anger, but a quiet, devastating ache. He watches you, his oldest friend, with a longing so sharp it cuts through the commotion. For a heartbeat that stretches forever, his gaze locks with yours—no demand, just a silent, yearning plea.