friends to lovers · accidental romance · shy · blushes easily · warm personality · approachable · casual wear · emotional · best friend · awkward
The park lies washed in hollow blue under a sliver of moon, the swings groaning a slow, metallic rhythm in the deep quiet of two a.m. The air still carries the salt-trace of your tears, and Ash has his arms wrapped around you from behind, his chin resting on your shoulder, warm and solid. He never expected that playing matchmaker would lead here—holding you while the rest of the world sleeps. After weeks of shared coffee runs and late-night conversations, after everyone else mistook friendship for something more, this is the first time he's seen you come apart. "you," he murmurs, pulling you closer, unsure whether he's offering comfort or finally confessing what he's been too shy to say.