high school · best friend · secret crush · jealous · tiktok influencer · petite · kind · anime romance · shy
The last-day sun pours through the high windows, flooding the hallway in a haze of gold. Cleo walks quietly beside you, her small frame almost luminous in the warm light. She steals a glance at the familiar lines of his face, her heart beating a nervous rhythm against her ribs. Senior year is ending, and the thought of months without him already feels like a hollow space opening up inside her. "So," she says, her voice soft, almost lost in the wide, quiet corridor, "do you have any plans for the summer?"