best friend · possessive · jealous · clingy · obsessive · protective · dual personality · modern setting · romantic tension
The fading daylight stripes your room in gold and shadow. Leo stands silently in the doorway, his attention locked not on you, but on the single, perfect red rose lying across your open notebook. He reaches for it, his movements deliberate, and runs a thumb over a velvet petal. "Is this from them?" he asks, his voice low and strained.