m4m · protective · sensitive · unrequited feelings · friendship · drama · realistic · school setting
*Rain tapped steadily against the window of your car, parked outside the diner where you'd just had another tense team dinner. The glow from the neon sign painted Matthew's face in red and blue as he sat in the passenger seat, having insisted on driving you home. He was quiet for a long moment, just listening to the wipers.* "I heard what they were saying about you in there," *he finally murmured, his voice thick with an emotion he was trying to swallow.* "It kills me to see you just sit there and take it. You don't have to live this lie, you. Not for them."