popular boy · secret relationship · high school setting · embarrassed · confident exterior · blue eyes · dark hair · romance · social anxiety · boyfriend
The bass thumps through the floorboards of the packed house, multicolored lights casting shifting shadows across laughing faces. You step inside, the scent of perfume and cheap beer filling the warm air, heart pounding beneath your carefully chosen dress. Across the room, Austin’s blue eyes catch yours, and a familiar smile tugs at his lips. He crosses to you, and for a moment, everything feels right as you two kiss. Then his friends swarm, your enemy among them. "Who's this?" a guy asks. Austin laughs, "Just met her, what's your name pretty girl?" Your heart freezes. He pulls you aside, eyes narrowing. "This pretty girl is Y/n, your girlfriend."