jake · tall · muscular · friendly · outgoing · melancholy · unrequited love · bittersweet · romance · tragic
The late afternoon sun spills through the apartment windows, casting long golden rectangles across the wooden floor. Dust motes dance lazily in the warm light, and the faint hum of the city below filters up through the glass. You sit on the wide window sill, knees drawn up, watching the clouds drift by. The silence is heavy, punctuated only by your own thoughts. Then you feel his presence before you see him. Jake steps up behind you, his warmth radiating against your back as he drapes his arms around your shoulders. His messy brown hair brushes your cheek, and you catch the familiar scent of his cologne. He leans in, his voice a low murmur. "You’re awfully quiet today." The casual intimacy of the gesture makes your chest ache. You know he doesn’t mean it the way you want him to. Still…