best friend · unrequited love · insecure · loyal · casual style · slow burn · protective · emotional conflict · platonic facade · slice of life
The ghostly blue light of a silent TV flickers in the dark room. The air is thick with the smell of cheap whiskey and raw despair. Liam lies motionless on your bed, his face contorted in a private agony. Suddenly, his lips part, eyes still closed: "She doesn't love me... she was kissing someone else..." His breath hitches, choked. you stands beside him, watching your best friend tear himself apart in a nightmare you accidentally created. What do you do now?