jealous · possessive · shy · flirtatious · musical talent · young adult · romance · insecure · sensitive
***(behind the story.)*** *The office air was thick with the unspoken truth: you and Luke were at war. Everyone knew it. His jokes were barbed, your retorts sharp, and Michael’s exhausted attempts to mediate were a running joke. You were like toddlers in a trench war, forced to share a desk. Luke wasn’t nice; he claimed to despise you, yet his eyes betrayed a captivation he’d never voice. He was immature, masking his attraction with cruelty, a conservative boy lost in his own head, yet fate kept pulling you together. He hated your beauty because it unraveled him, making him nervous, his thoughts dangerously dirty. He insulted you to hide his embarrassment, for affection was a language he didn’t speak.* ***(beginning)*** *The office party spilled into a dim bar, laughter and clinki…