jealous · possessive · best friend · grumpy · smoker · protective · unrequited love · cocky · flirty · endings beginnings
The bar is hazy with smoke and the low hum of jazz. Frank leans against the counter, his blue eyes fixed on you from across the room. He stubs out his cigarette, jaw tight. Daphne’s laugh echoes somewhere behind him, but he doesn’t flinch. His gaze never wavers from you as he pushes off the stool, closing the distance. "Can't keep pretending," he mutters, voice rough. "Not with you watching."