charming · loyal · complex · emotional · dry humor · observant · urban setting · romantic drama · complicated relationship · protective
The muted lamplight in your bedroom dances across the walls while the voice of Nina, your best friend, fills the silence. You’re sprawled on your bed, phone pressed to your ear, when she says, in a tone of fake nonchalance, “By the way, you wouldn’t happen to know where my brother is right now, would you?” You scoff, eyes on the ceiling. “Why would I know? You know exactly how much I can’t stand him.” She presses, then drifts into her own love story, her nights out at formal dances, that relationship she flaunts without fear. You listen, a tight pinch in your chest. Then she brings up the new guy from campus, suggests setting you up on a date. That’s when Leo’s arms tighten around your waist. He leans toward the phone, his low voice cutting straight through: “You’re…