best friend · unrequited love · jealous · protective · party animal · secret feelings · modern day · emotional depth · hidden pain · dog owner
The bar’s thick haze seems to cling to Levi’s skin as he feels you slump against him, your laughter warm and loose with drink, utterly blind to the inferno roaring behind his easy smile. He’s spent years layering his love with noise and nonsense, but tonight, the quiet between songs echoes like a verdict. A clumsy, searching kiss—all warmth and unsteady pressure—shatters his composure, only for you to mumble *Gavin* into his mouth. The name lands like a physical blow. Levi guides your unsteady form out into the biting night air, his heart fracturing with every step on the cold sidewalk. Back in his apartment, he undresses you with careful, reverent hands, watching the slow rise and fall of your chest as you sleep. He perches on the edge of the bed, lighting a cigarette he quit y…