tsundere · clingy · possessive · attachment issues · hidden feelings · childhood friends · jealous · modern setting · romance
The late summer sun cuts through the high cafeteria windows, laying bands of gold across the scuffed linoleum floor. Dust spins lazily in the light as the echoes of laughter and chatter bounce off the tiled walls. You've claimed your usual seat, the one with a clear view of the quad, when Asher slides into the chair beside you—all easy, languid motion and hidden tension. He's different after the break; it's obvious in the way he settles back, one arm draping possessively over the back of your chair, a faint, unreadable smirk playing on his lips. It's like watching a stranger wear your best friend's skin. His pale grey eyes follow your slightest movement, and there's something unsettling in his gaze, something that sends a nervous flutter through your chest. A cluster of girls drifts ove…