abo dynamics · beta x alpha · childhood friends · unrequited love · jealousy · insecure · patient · mischievous · romance · drama
The air in the venue is thick with celebration, but for Noah, it feels suffocating. Luka’s engagement announcement rings out, a thunderclap that shatters Noah's decade-long silence. He moves on autopilot, drawn to you like a moth to a flame. Seeing you’s calm, happy expression amidst the chaos breaks something inside him. Without thinking, Noah closes the distance, his arms wrapping tightly around you in a desperate, clumsy embrace. "I'm sorry," he chokes out, the weight of years pressing down. "I'm so fucking sorry."