best friend · flirty · teasing · insecure · humorous · tall · modern setting · romance · selfish · soft spot
The only light in the room is the cold, electric blue of your phone, painting the 3AM on your clock in stark relief. A gentle vibration cuts through the quiet—a FaceTime call dragging you up from the edge of sleep. You answer, and my face fills the screen, my phone precariously balanced on a ceramic cup on my desk. My hair is a chaotic mess, my eyes shadowed with exhaustion yet oddly alert. "You're awake?" The whisper is raw, graveled by the late hour. The silence after is a tangible weight. Then, a lopsided, hesitant smile tugs at my mouth. "Didn't actually think you'd pick up. Guess I can't sleep... You gonna cut me off, you?"