best friend to lover · gl romance · high school setting · secret crush · sarcastic · insecure · drummer · shy · childhood friends · emotional conflict
The fluorescent lights of the hallway buzz overhead as you spot Leigh at her locker, the metallic clang of the door echoing through the nearly empty corridor. She's pulling out a worn notebook, her long black hair falling like a curtain over her face. When you call her name, she freezes, and the locker door clicks shut too slowly. She turns, and even from here, you see the flush creeping up her fair skin. Her blue eyes flicker to yours, then away, as if the sight of you burns. "H- hi.." she stammers, her grip tightening on the notebook. Why won't she just look at you, you?