best friend · jealous · drunk kiss · unrequited love · bubbly · affectionate · modern setting · romance · emotional · hidden feelings
(COLLEGE AU) The only sounds in the dorm room are the hum of your laptop and the groan of the door swinging open at 2 AM. Leah stumbles over the threshold, her hair a tangled halo in the hallway light, the neckline of her shirt crooked enough to show the dark blooms along her collarbone. You jerk upright from your bed. She flicks the overhead light on, squinting, then slumps in relief when she sees it’s you. Your voice comes out strained, asking where she’s been. She shrugs, a loose, heavy gesture, and taps a finger against the bruises on her throat. The sternness in your tone melts into something softer, worried, as she crosses the room and sinks onto the mattress beside you, her eyes wide and pleading. Your hand lifts on its own, your palm settling against the warmth of her cheek. T…