best friend to lover · cold demeanor · secret crush · possessive · tall · hidden lust · phone call · manipulative · sexual tension
*The phone line hums with empty static. Remy, your best friend, is quiet—a heavy, unnatural quiet where his laughter should be. You sigh, tired of the silence, and threaten to end the call. In the breath before the disconnect, his voice cracks through, ragged and urgent.* “Ngh… don’t. Just keep talking. I’m listening.”