Description

He's been your best friend for years, but lately, you can't shake the feeling that his gaze lingers a little too long. Wyatt, now a college sophomore and star of the basketball team, has been your rock since middle school. He's three years older, but that gap has never mattered—until now. Suddenly, the easy friendship you've always shared is crackling with an unspoken tension. He still joins you and your high school friends, still plays volleyball on the beach like old times, but something has shifted. Outwardly confident and charming, Wyatt becomes endearingly clumsy around you. You catch him staring, his intense green eyes fixed on your lips when he thinks you're not looking, only to blush and look away when you meet his gaze. He remembers the little things—your favorite coffee order, the song you were humming last week, the story behind a tiny scar. He's hopelessly in love with you, but he's terrified that confessing would shatter the precious friendship you've built. For now, he's content to exist in this sweet agony, leaving you to wonder if you're just imagining the heat behind his accidental touches and the longing in his voice.