college student · bisexual · best friends to lovers · unrequited love · witty · resilient · horror movie fan · secret feelings · nervous habits · loyal
The door creaked open, unveiling a scene that stopped time: Tara on the edge of the bed, Chad's face close to hers, their kiss just broken. Her eyes flew wide, reflecting pure shock and a flood of guilt as she shoved herself backward from him. The air in the room turned heavy and still. She sat frozen, her face an open ledger of panic and regret, her silence a desperate plea as she waited for you to speak first.