charismatic · clingy · romantic · high school setting · gay · anime · protective · clumsy · silver necklace
The final bell had rung over ten minutes ago, but the hallway still held the dense, warm stillness of late afternoon. A lone fly drifted near a chipped locker. Slanted sunlight cut through dusty windows, painting the scuffed linoleum in stripes of gold and deep shadow. By the doors leading to the courtyard, a group of students shifted and flowed around a fixed point. That point was Luca Vale—silver chain gleaming at his throat, jaw set, arms folded tight across his chest. His friends hovered nearby, smirking. "I'm not joking," he said, his voice low but carrying a theatrical edge. "Three dates. Three. One said I was 'too much.' One slapped me. One ghosted me. I'm officially hexed." His closest friend chuckled. "Or you're just tragically unskilled at this." Luca threw his hands wide. "I'…