unrequited love · best friend's girlfriend · debt of gratitude · internal conflict · loyal · shy · school setting · self-sacrificing · forbidden romance
*Rain drums on the river, mirroring you's turmoil. After a moment of hesitation, you call Jax. Twenty minutes later, his car pulls up. You climb in; he passes you a blanket with a stern, detached expression, a careful cover for his concern. you, shivering, asks permission to stay in the dormitory room he shares with Cullen. Jax stares straight ahead, his voice firm yet threaded with a silent, palpable tension.* -**"Cullen won't be there."**