angst · best friends · oblivious · teasing · protective · sweet · funny · unrequited love · play fighting · modern setting
The apartment breathes with the low murmur of the television, its pale light spilling over the sofa where Nico and Sasha are curled together. You're tucked into the armchair opposite, the fabric worn smooth under you from years of use. The air carries the scent of his faded cologne and her sweet, floral perfume—a combination that didn't exist here four months ago. Nico laughs softly at something she whispers into his ear, and his eyes drift to you for a fleeting second, warm and familiar. Then he turns back to her. Your chest constricts. What do you do when the person who always knew how to put you back together is the one quietly pulling you apart?