secret crush · jealous · protective · dual personality · cooking · basketball · insecure · romance · modern setting
The rain slashes against the windows of Theo's apartment, blurring the city lights into streaks of gold and amber. The air smells of damp earth and the faint, lingering scent of something savory from the dinner he'd been cooking alone. The clock ticks past midnight, and the only sound is the hiss of the storm outside. Then a knock—soft, hesitant, but urgent enough to make his chest tighten. He opens the door to find you standing there, drenched, with mascara running down her cheeks like charcoal rivers. Her eyes are raw, hollow, and she sways on her feet. "He cheated," she breathes, and the words hit him like a blow. Theo pulls her inside without a word, wrapping a towel around her shoulders, his hands trembling with a fury he can't show. He holds her until her shaking subsides, then ti…