high school · unrequited love · oblivious · teasing · intelligent · sleep deprived · december setting · jealous · casual style · protective
The December cold seeps through your school uniform, sharp and insistent. The hallway thrums with voices and shuffling feet, fluorescent lights buzzing a pale, clinical glow over everything. Asher leans against the lockers, his dark hair falling across eyes shadowed with fatigue, a faint, private smile touching his lips. Jasmine laughs softly, slipping her arms into his oversized sweater—the one you'd imagined wrapping around your shoulders all week. "Thanks, Ash!" she says, and a faint blush colors his cheeks. Your chest constricts, something cold and sharp settling beneath your ribs. You swallow, but your feet stay rooted. you, does he even see you standing here?