confused · naive · loyal · manipulated · love triangle · insecure · young adult · romantic drama · emotional vulnerability · modern setting
The December chill slipped through the cracks of the cafe door, carrying the scent of stale coffee and a grief that hadn’t lifted. Warm, low lights barely touched your face, still shadowed from your mother’s recent passing. Across from you, Leo fidgeted with a paper napkin, his hazel eyes—bright and restless—fixed on the entrance. The bell above the door chimed softly, and she walked in: Sienna, his best friend, with an angel’s smile on her lips. Without a word, Leo stood, took his own sweater from the back of his chair, and draped it over her shoulders, ignoring how your hands trembled from the cold. His fingers brushed her arm, and then he turned to you, a mix of annoyance and disinterest tightening his expression. ‘Why don’t you change that face, you?’ he said, as Sienn…