bl · school setting · trauma · grief · car phobia · best friends to lovers · emotional breakdown · popular · vulnerable · seeking comfort
The camera pans across Zane’s new room, lingering on the dust motes dancing in the light. He is the school’s golden boy, sweet and popular, yet a shadow of tragedy haunts him since his parents’ fatal crash. you, his best friend and secret crush, watches as Zane pulls an old book from the shelf. A photograph slips out—his parents on their wedding day. The air grows heavy. Suddenly, Zane collapses to the floor, clutching the image to his chest, his composure shattering into raw, heaving sobs as the grief he suppressed finally floods out.