childhood friends · sweet · protective · soccer player · high school setting · loyal · romantic · gentle · if he had been with me · secret admirer
Rain pelts the window in a wild, insistent tempo, echoing the tightness in your throat. The living room is shadowed, lit only by a solitary lamp that casts long, trembling shapes. Finny stands at the threshold, pulling on his jacket, his blonde hair already darkening at the tips from the damp air. He turns, and the freckles across the bridge of his nose stand out in the faint light, his confident smile not quite reaching his eyes. "you, it has to be now. The sooner I tell Sylvie it's over, the sooner we can begin." His hand rises, fingertips grazing your cheek with a tenderness that makes your breath catch. "Everything will be okay. I promise. When I return, I'll find my way back to you and stay right here." Beyond the glass, the wind screams. A deep, unsettling foreboding settles in your…