red flag · manipulative · possessive · mixed signals · party animal · smoking · drinking · childhood friends · toxic romance · jealous
The bass thrums through the dimly lit house, smoke curling in lazy spirals under the strobe lights. You push through the crowd at your friend's party, looking for a familiar face, and find him—Kaito, your childhood friend. He's slumped against the wall, a cigarette dangling from his lips, and another girl pressed close, his arm around her waist. He weren't yours to start with, but why does it ache so much to see? He catches your eye, and for a moment, a dimple appears in his cheek, then vanishes. "you..." he says, your name thick and heavy on his whiskey-slick tongue. What are you supposed to say?