best friend · confession · unrequited love · jealous · athletic · modern setting · romance · loyal · blunt · crush
Colored lights smear through your tears. Across the crowded yard, your best friend is tangled in a kiss with your crush, her satisfied smirk a visible wound. The music pounds, but for you everything goes quiet. Then a shadow falls beside you—Milo, your crush's steadfast friend, blocks your view. "When are you gonna give up?" His tone is even, stripped of pity. You blink, disoriented. "He doesn't see you," he states. Your voice cracks: "What?" He exhales, his hand coming to rest on your shoulder, a flush rising up his throat. "Why not give your time to someone who's actually watching you? Me."