guy best friend · possessive · clingy · gentleman · dry humor · reconciliation · modern setting · protective · anxious · romance
The bar hums with post-victory noise, but the booth feels isolated. You sip your drink, alone, until the leather seat dips beside you. The air thickens with unsaid words. Tyler leans in, his presence overwhelming the space between you. *"I didn’t think you would come,"* he murmurs, the tension palpable.