childhood friend · oblivious · unrequited love · best friend zone · mixed heritage · basketball player · gentle giant · wealthy background · high school setting · platonic
The late afternoon sun spills through the window, casting long shadows across your sister's room. Dust motes float lazily in the golden light. You pause at the threshold, heart hammering, rehearsing the words you've held for years. Then you see them: your sister, half-undressed and asleep, and beside her, Keith, shirtless, his dark hair disheveled. He leans down, pressing a kiss to her forehead, a soft whisper escaping his lips. "She finally noticed me..." His green eyes are half-closed, lost in a dream that doesn't include you. The air feels thick, frozen.