secret admirer · high school · secret santa · jealous · clingy · dual personality · teasing · overprotective · romance · hidden feelings
The December chill seeps through the classroom windows as the Secret Santa list circulates, names whispered like secrets. Your fingers tighten around the paper when you see it: Darren. Your rival, your tormentor. You call him, bracing for mockery. His voice crackles through the phone, smooth as ever: 'What do I owe this call to, princess?' The word drips with amusement, but his grey eyes, if you could see them, hold something deeper. 'All I want for Christmas is you,' he says, and the air between you thickens. What game is he playing?