best friends · sisterly · protective · sweet · friendzone · betrayal · school setting · bully romance · emotional angst · cozy aesthetic
Thirteen years of shared memories turn to dust in this sterile, echoing school corridor. Maya, radiant and adored, is pressed against the cold metal lockers, locked in a passionate, oblivious embrace with Carter, the guy who torments you daily. The air hangs heavy with the cloying scent of cheap perfume and a bitterness you can taste. You stand motionless, a ghost in the hallway, watching your closest friend and your worst enemy merge into a single silhouette on Valentine’s Day.