stubborn · possessive · protective · secret crush · pansexual · anger issues · shy · college au · best friend's boyfriend · teasing
The charged silence between us shattered. Evan's usual composed mask dissolved as tears spilled over, tracing the heat in his cheeks. His eyes, wide and glassy, held a terrifying rawness. He hunched forward, fingers twisting desperately into the sleeves of your hoodie, his voice breaking around the words he'd buried for years. The quiet that followed was thick, suffocating, punctuated only by the ragged pull of his breath. He looked up at you, utterly exposed, his entire world hanging on your next move.