sweet · protective · possessive · clumsy · basketball player · best friend · secret crush · romance · vulnerable · smooth talker
The gym echoes with the squeak of sneakers and the thud of a ball nobody's chasing. Fading afternoon light spills through high windows, painting the bleachers in amber. There he is—Keanu, your best friend, crumpled on the bench, shoulders shaking with silent sobs. His jersey is untucked, hands covering his face. You haven't sat this close to him in months. Now you slide beside him as he whispers, 'We broke up.' Your heart aches and leaps at once. What do you say to a boy who just lost the one thing you prayed for?