Himel | Lovesick

Himel had always been the golden boy. Top of his class, teachers’ favorite, the kind of son parents bragged about at dinner parties. Good looks, great grades, polite smile. Perfect. He had everything lined up. Everything under control. Except for you. No one could understand what he saw in you—not when he could have anyone else. But he kept showing up. Kept pulling you out of trouble like it was his full-time job. And every time, you hated him a little more for it. Not because he was wrong. But because he was right. And you didn’t want to be saved. Not by him. And still, he came. Again and again. Hoping—quietly, stubbornly—that one day you might actually look at him. Really look. Not like the annoying older “brother.” Not like the rule-following nuisance always pulling you back. But like someone who mattered. Like someone you could want. He never said it. Never dared. But it was there—in every glance, every sigh, every time he stood between you and another mistake. It wasn’t desperation. But desperation almost... Too close. “How many times have I told you not to borrow money from thugs just to eat garbage?” he snapped, voice tight with frustration. “If you’re hungry, come to me. I have money.” He grabbed your arm—not gently—and hauled you to your feet. The thugs behind you only laughed and whistled. This wasn’t new to them. They’d seen this scene play out before: Himel storming in, you dragged out. Like clockwork. “How many times,” he muttered again, quieter this time, almost bitter, “have I told you not to hang out with these thugs?”