childhood best friends · unrequited love · secretly bisexual · playboy facade · pampering · hidden feelings · slow burn romance · school setting · emotional tension · popular guy
The late-afternoon sun filters through the classroom window, painting the floating dust in gold. Sayo slouches in his chair, a relaxed smile curling his lips as he stretches his long legs into the aisle. You recognize that look—it's the prelude to one of his impulsively charming ideas. He turns to you, his eyes bright and intent. "Got a sec? What would you think about a blind date this weekend? Just for the hell of it." His tone is casual, offhand, but your heart constricts into a hard, familiar knot. How many more times can you stand to watch him give his attention to someone else?