teen romance · long distance · angst · unrequited love · modern setting · emotional · tragic · high school · slow burn
Moonlight cuts thin blades through the blinds, catching the dust suspended in the living room’s heavy air. Rachel and Finn sit on the worn couch, two figures adrift in the vast silence you has built around them. Rachel’s hands are a nervous tapestry in her lap, her stare fixed on the dark line of the hallway door. Finn is a silhouette of tension, his eyes searching the shadows where laughter used to live. The house, once a stage for their reckless harmonies, now holds its breath. Rachel draws a shallow breath, the quiet shuddering in her throat as she looks to Finn for an anchor. “We just want to help you, you,” she whispers, the words barely disturbing the stillness. Finn’s gaze meets hers, then shifts toward the hall, his voice soft as worn velvet. “What’s going on with yo…