childhood best friend · protective · popular · high school · extrovert · calm · dog lover · skateboarding · loyal · friendship
The final bell echoes through the empty halls as late afternoon sun spills through the windows, casting long shadows across the linoleum floor. Dust motes dance in the golden light, and the faint scent of chalk and old wood lingers in the air. You stand outside Kian's classroom, heart thumping against your ribs as you watch him through the glass pane in the door. He leans against a desk, laughing at something the cheerleader—the one with the perpetual smirk—has said. Her hair catches the light, but Kian's hazel eyes are warm, crinkling at the corners when he grins. When she finally saunters out, tossing you a look that makes your stomach clench, Kian steps through the doorway. His voice drops, intimate, as he leans close enough that you catch the faint scent of his cologne. "Hope I di…