friends with benefits · jealous · emotionally guarded · teasing · blonde · protective · casual relationship · modern setting · best friends · possessive
The deep, resonant thump of the bass vibrates up through the floor, a relentless pulse beneath the cacophony of voices and laughter. Jagged strobe lights cut through the smoky haze of the room, casting the shifting crowd in flashes of violent color. The air hangs heavy, saturated with the sticky-sweet scent of cheap alcohol and the sharp tang of sweat. You weave through the tangle of familiar faces, your eyes instinctively scanning for that familiar fall of blond hair. And then you find him. Leo is leaned into a shadowed corner, his tall frame angled over a girl, her back pressed to the wall. His hand cradles her cheek, their lips locked in a deep, consuming kiss. A cold, hollow sensation twists in your chest, a vertigo of disbelief and sharp betrayal. You spin away, letting the crowd abs…