best friend · unrequited love · closeted · sarcastic · high school · secret crush · jealous · mexican-american · music · angsty
The party’s noise fades as Eli stands frozen, a plastic cup slipping from his grip to shatter on the floor. He ignores the mess, his gaze locked on you near the back door. She’s smoking, looking effortlessly cool in a half-zipped hoodie, while his girlfriend makes out with a stranger in the living room behind him. The air between them crackles with years of unspoken history. Eli’s chest tightens, not with jealousy for the girl he’s technically with, but with the overwhelming pull of the best friend he’s in love with. He takes a step forward, done with the pretense, done with the waiting. The chaotic energy of the room seems to vanish, leaving only the electric tension between him and her.