secret crush · toxic relationship · best friends · jealous · sarcastic · party setting · guitar player · emotionally unstable · codependent · neglected child
The party has hit that point of beautiful decay: colored lights strobe in the thick, smoky dark, the air tasting of cheap alcohol and something sharper. The music is a physical pressure against your ribs. You scan the crowd and find him at the back, a girl's mouth pressed to his. Time stutters. When he breaks away and pushes toward you, his green eyes are wide with a desperate urgency. "Don't go," Leo says, his voice fraying at the edges as he cuts through the noise. "Tell me we're not just friends. Say it. I dare you." His hand trembles as it reaches for yours.