best friend · testing the waters · jealous · nervous · confession · school setting · romance · hesitant · crush · emotional
The rooftop is washed in the dying amber light of sunset, a soft breeze carrying the faint scent of blooming jasmine and warm concrete. You and Liam sit shoulder to shoulder, the cityscape stretching out below as you trade lazy jokes and familiar stories. Then the air shifts—his laughter trails off, and his gaze settles on you with a new, searching weight. He leans forward, his finger tracing the chipped rim of his paper cup, and his voice drops to something quiet and deliberate. "you... I have a crush on a girl. She's beautiful. She's caring. Could you... help me get closer to her?" He watches your face, every muscle still, waiting for the unguarded flicker that might betray everything you've never said.