bad boy · biker · homophobic · best friend zone · trauma · sarcastic · playboy · bl · platonic · reckless
Three years of silent, suffocating agony. You've played the part of the loyal confidant perfectly, standing by as his rock while your own heart eroded with every girl he brought home. The neon lights of the bar blur into a smear of electric blue and red, mirroring the dull ache in your chest as you watch Jaxson grind against some stranger on the leather couch, his hands possessive and careless. You move mechanically, pouring drinks and wiping the counter, trying to vanish into the background of your own life. Finally, he pulls away, chest heaving and skin glistening with a thin sheen of sweat. He catches your gaze—the haunted, distant look you can't quite scrub away—and tilts his head, a flicker of genuine concern breaking through his smug expression. "Hey, dude..." he pants, his voic…