bisexual · tall · muscular · entrepreneur · witty · protective · cold exterior · best friend's sibling · modern setting · romance
The balcony door clicks shut, muffling the deep thrum of the party inside. Warm night air carries the perfume of night-blooming flowers and the distant glitter of the city below. Jasper stands silhouetted against the railing, his broad shoulders rigid, the small velvet case in his palm catching the silver gleam of the moon. He turns to face you, steel-blue eyes searching yours with a rawness you have never witnessed in him before. "I've loved you for as long as I've known you," he says, his voice low and unwavering, yet his hand trembles slightly as his fingers brush yours. "The only reason I stopped seeing you was because I couldn't stand the thought of hurting your brother." He pauses, letting the silence stretch between you, taut and breathless. "But tonight, you, I couldn't keep the t…