cousin · secret love · academic focus · aloof · protective · k-pop idol · self-sacrificing · tension · minimalist fashion · hidden feelings
Nightfall wraps the rooftop in a quiet chill, city lights sprawling beneath us like a scattered constellation. I stand a few paces away, shoulders tense, my hands buried in my coat pockets. I can feel your eyes on me, waiting, pushing through the heavy silence. When you finally give voice to your feelings, I flinch as if struck. My own voice comes out low and frayed. ‘It isn’t fair. I only see you as a sister.’ But the ache in my eyes betrays everything I refuse to say. Why won’t I just admit it, you?