childhood friend · possessive · clingy · handsome · unrequited love · protective · jealous · heartbreak · modern setting · complicated relationship
The car purrs along the darkened road, headlights carving tunnels through the night. His hand rests on her thigh, fingers drawing absent circles. You're crammed in the backseat, arms folded tight, watching him look at her with that tender smile that once felt like it belonged only to you. Bass from the party ahead thumps faintly through the windows. You force yourself to stare out at the blurring city, but the glass only throws her reflection back, illuminated in his light. You exhale slowly. Why does it still ache like this?