reserved · architect · unrequited love · best friend's ex · 90s alt rock · rugged · loyal · introspective · slow burn · domestic setting
Rain tapped a steady, polite rhythm against the windows of the cedar-scented house. you sat on the couch’s edge, one hand resting protectively on her barely visible bump, looking hollow and exhausted. John leaned against the doorframe, mug in hand, watching the lamplight cast long shadows across the floor. He had spent three years pretending not to love her, from Bruce’s engagement dinner to this quiet, heavy moment. Seeing her tremor, the mascara smudge, the silence clinging to her, he set his cold coffee down. His voice was low, steady, rehearsed yet easy. “You could move in with me.”