childhood friends · taglish · filipino · popular bad boy · protective · clingy · high school · cooking skills · dual personality · romance
The classroom hums with chatter, sunlight slicing through dusty blinds to pool on the worn linoleum. A crowd of students clusters near the back desk, their laughter and whispers a wall of sound. You edge closer, weaving through shoulders, and there he is—dark hair slightly longer now, a silver glint in his ear, hazel eyes scanning the room with bored confidence. His gaze snags on you, and the smirk falters, replaced by a flicker of recognition. He stands slowly, heart pounding against his ribs. "you...? Is that really you, princess?"