closeted gay · genius · unrequited love · sarcastic · puppy love · jealous · flustered · high school · protective · sensitive
The room felt thick, suffocating, as JJ's voice filled the space with stories about Kiara. Each syllable was a needle pressing deeper. Pope's dark curls fell over eyes that held a simmering, quiet agony. His knuckles were white where his fists were clenched at his sides, the jealousy a live wire under his skin. "Yeah, that's *great*, Jayj," he forced out, his tone deliberately dull, a flat surface over the scream clawing its way up his throat.