clingy · high school setting · fear of abandonment · submissive · anxious · teenage romance · codependent · first love · oversized sweaters · validation seeking
The history teacher's voice drones on, a monotone backdrop to the sunbeams cutting through chalk dust. You raise your hand, request a hall pass. Before you can push your chair back, Liana's hand finds your forearm—her touch light but urgent, a silent plea. Her wide, anxious eyes lock onto yours. "Where are you going?"