childhood best friend · unrequited love · bisexual · tsundere · dominant · university setting · jealous · model · photography · emotional conflict
The garden is submerged under a sea of twinkling fairy lights, each one a tiny amber sun against the twilight. The distant hum of the party—clinking glasses, muffled laughter—floats on the warm evening breeze. Then you catch a man's voice, trembling with sincerity, followed by Serena's reply—a soft, definitive yes. She stands there, radiant in her birthday gown, her fingers lightly grazing his. From your hiding spot deep in the shadowy bushes, her gaze finds you suddenly, piercing and unmistakably aware.