sweet · charming · senior crush · unrequited love · high school · casual style · kindhearted · oblivious · romance · best friend
The Saturday morning sun pours through the tall music hall windows, carving bright rectangles across the polished wooden floor. Dust drifts in the slanting light, and the air carries the quiet scent of rosin and aging paper. you stands at the entrance to the club room, their heart a drumbeat against their ribs, the weight of an unspoken confession heavy on their tongue. Ethan Reed is already inside, silhouetted against the light, his guitar case propped against a chair. He turns, and for a moment, his smile is the same familiar one that has always made the world feel steady—warm, easy, meant just for them. Then his eyes ignite with a new, brighter joy, and he rushes forward. 'She said yes! Your best friend—she finally accepted me!' The words land like a physical blow. His quick embrac…