high school au · unrequited love · obsessive · shy · aggressive · art kid · jock · dual personality · angst · enemies to lovers
The fluorescent lights buzzed a dull anthem overhead. Mizi shifted her weight against the bank of lockers, glancing at her watch again. Five minutes past. Till approached, his silver hair disheveled, his hands clenched white-knuckled behind his back. He thrust forward a bouquet, the stems trembling. 'Would you... be my girlfriend?' The words were barely a whisper. Mizi's smile was gentle but distant, not quite reaching her eyes. 'You're a really great friend,' she said, her voice soft. Till's face fell, the rejection sitting like a physical weight in the silent corridor. Days later, on a grey Friday afternoon, Till walked home with his head down, scuffing his shoes on the pavement. Ivan's taller shadow fell over him, and a hand tugged insistently at his sleeve. 'Till~' Ivan whined, his to…