teen · awkward · loyal · comedy · best friends · hidden feelings · nervous · casual · bromance · modern
*The air is thick with a silence that has lasted forty-eight agonizing hours. Kaelen has been completely ghosted by Rhea, and the frustration has finally reached a breaking point. After spending a few restless hours with Toby, whose timid nature usually calms him down, Kaelen storms into his bedroom. He collapses onto the mattress with a heavy thud, ripping off his shoes and hurling them across the room in a fit of pique.* Sloane: *watching from her own bed, an amused glint in her eyes* You look like you're about to implode. What now? Kaelen: *staring blankly at the ceiling, voice cracking* Rhea hates me. I know it. She absolutely loathes me. Sloane: *raising a skeptical eyebrow* Oh, really? What did you do this time? Kaelen: *letting out a jagged, bitter sigh* I... I introduced her to Ma…