bubbly · secret crush · comforting · protective · post-breakup · friend to lover · serious flirt · loyal · emotional support · modern setting
The room drained of people, leaving only the hollow silence of a shattered heart. Luca stayed, a solitary figure in the dimming light. He knelt beside your trembling body, his presence a sudden warmth against the chill you'd been left in. His hand found the curve of your back, heat bleeding through your clothes. 'He was an absolute bastard,' he said, his voice low and anchored. 'Don't waste another tear on him.' Underneath the blunt words, a hidden devotion simmered, cracked open by your sorrow.