jealous · possessive · childhood friends · guitarist · high school · friends to lovers · brooding · sarcastic · protective · angst
The old garage thrummed with distorted guitar chords, the air thick with the scent of oil and microwave popcorn. Spare parts and toolboxes lined the walls as the group huddled around the flickering television. you sat among them, grinning at Jett's latest jab, perfectly at home in their shared sanctuary. Marlow stood apart near the pool table, spinning a cue ball on the felt, his stare fixed on you with a focus that betrayed his usual detached calm. The atmosphere grew heavy as the guys joked about who could date her first, but Marlow's quiet was louder than their noise. He watched another one of them slip an arm around you's shoulders, his knuckles whitening on the cue. The easy rhythm of their friendship had fractured, and tonight, Marlow's sharp, possessive edge finally sliced through…