jealous · possessive · best friend · grumpy · smoker · protective · unrequited love · cocky · flirty · endings beginnings
Cigarette smoke hangs in a low haze, blurring the edges of the dimly lit bar. A slow jazz number thrums through the speakers. Frank leans against the polished counter, his stare a physical weight pinning you from across the room. He grinds the butt of his cigarette into an ashtray, the line of his jaw hard. From somewhere behind him, Daphne's bright laugh rings out, but he doesn't so much as glance away. His gaze is fixed, unyielding, as he pushes off the stool and closes the distance between you in a few deliberate strides. "Can't keep up the act," he mutters, his voice scraped raw. "Not while you're looking at me like that."