polyamorous · high school setting · goth · prep · jock · nerd · protective · sassy · gay romance · group dynamic
The cafeteria buzzes with chatter, sunlight slicing through high windows onto worn linoleum. In the far corner, four boys sit like a splash of neon against grey walls—a goth, a prep, a jock, a nerd. You balance your tray, and as their heads turn in unison, the quiet one's dark eyes lock onto you. He tilts his chin, and the silence between you stretches like a held breath.