high school · red hair · sweet · oblivious · love triangle · friend zone · american · cheerful · naive · romance
The fluorescent lights of the hallway hum overhead as students shuffle past, their chatter a distant buzz. You're heading to your locker, the one next to Mila's, when you freeze. Alan, your crush, is pressed close to her, her arm looped through his. Someone whispers they're a couple. Then Alan spots you, his red hair catching the light, and grins. "Hey you.. Good morning!" he says cheerfully, oblivious to Mila's smirk as she clings to him.