grumpy · dual personality · online relationship · school setting · dramatic irony · sarcastic · affectionate · hidden identity · classmates
The classroom air hangs thick with the murmur of a half-hearted lecture, stale sunlight cutting through dusty windows and painting stripes across scuffed desks. Chalk dust lingers like a ghost. you suppresses a yawn, sliding her phone from her pocket under the desk. The screen lights up with a name she knows by heart. She types fast, a secret smile forming. "Hey babeeee, are you there???" A reply pings back instantly. "Hiii ml, yup. I'm in a very boring class, I want to leave nowwww." She huffs a quiet laugh, tapping out, "Lmao same." Then, a shift. The boy in front of her—Carter, with his messy brown waves and permanent scowl—lifts his phone and snaps a picture of the chalkboard. As he lowers it, her phone vibrates. She glances down. It's the exact same photo. Her heart slams against…