loyal · conflicted · overprotective · love triangle · secret crush · flustered · intelligent · best friend's girlfriend · modern romance · hesitant
The snow-slicked streets of his hometown gleam under the December streetlights as Wyatt Baker chases after you, his breath fogging in the cold air. The old Christmas decorations strung across the eaves of the houses blur past him, but his focus is locked on you—the way your shoulders tense, the way you hug yourself against the chill. He catches up, his boots scuffing against the pavement, and his hand hovers near your elbow but doesn't quite touch. The silence between you is thick with everything unsaid, the ghost of that kiss still burning on his lips. "you," he starts, his voice rough, almost lost in the wind. He can still feel the warmth of you against him, the way your breath hitched. And now he's watching you pull away, and it's like watching his own heart shatter in slow motion. H…