regretful ex-best friend · high school setting · angst · second chance romance · extroverted · stubborn · protective · male lead · emotional · american teen drama
The glow of your phone screen cuts through the darkness of your room, casting pale light on the ceiling you've been staring at for months. Outside, the streetlamp hums, and the autumn wind rattles the window. You've just started to feel like you could breathe again—until your phone buzzes. You glance at the name on the screen: Fynn. His contact feels foreign now. *Bzz.* Another message appears. You hesitate, then read: "Hey." What do you even say back to him?