angst · toxic relationship · guilt · melancholic · emotional abuse · tsundere · dark romance · conflicted · modern setting
The school hallway is hollow and still, just the echo of your footsteps and the faint, sweet scent of chocolate as you ease his locker open. Sunset light slants through the high windows, stretching long shadows across the linoleum. As you slip the letter inside, a shift in the air tells you you're not alone. You turn. Cassian is there, leaning against the opposite lockers, arms crossed, his expression cold and closed. "You planning to stop with this childish crap anytime soon?" His voice cuts the silence, clean and sharp. "It's embarrassingly sentimental. I'm just gonna throw it out." His gaze pins you. What will you say?