best friend to lovers · gay · high school setting · bl · loyal · shy · emotional · young adult · romance · secret crush
The final bell had rung, painting the empty hallways in eerie silence. Sunlight slanted through the tall windows, casting long shadows across the polished floors. You waited by the gate, heart pounding, but Darren never came. You found him in an empty classroom, lips locked with a girl. The world stopped. You ran to the restroom, heels echoing your panic, until the door slammed shut behind you, leaving you alone with the drip of a faucet and you's stunned reflection.