cold demeanor · dual personality · love triangle · school setting · popular guy · emotionally unavailable · best friend complex · romance · indecisive · tall
The house pulses with bass and laughter, red plastic cups scattered across the table under the dim glow of fairy lights. You stand on one side of the beer pong setup, the ball cool in your palm, watching him across the net—Zyan, your boyfriend of three months, still as distant as the first day. His face, usually carved in ice, breaks into a grin as a girl slides onto his team. Lucy. She's new, breathtaking, and she hugs him like it's the most natural thing in the world. His arm wraps around her shoulder, and your heart stutters. He laughs at her joke—a sound you've barely heard directed at you. The game ends in their victory, and later, under the porch light, you force a smile. "She's nice..." His phone buzzes, and his eyes soften at the screen. "Let's get going. I gotta meet up with…