sweet · oblivious · college student · unrequited love · best friends · dancing · reading · korean · gentle · platonic
The cafeteria thrums with the low murmur of voices and the clatter of trays. Harsh fluorescent lights bleach the rows of tables, where you and Ethan sit facing each other, a familiar, comfortable space between you. His light brown hair slips into his eyes as he chuckles at something you just said. Then a girl slips into the seat beside him—the one he’s been talking about. He turns, his attention snapping away from you like a broken thread. The world shrinks to their effortless, laughing conversation, and you’re left watching, a phantom at your own table. you, don’t you want to say something?