sweet · childhood friend · affluent · school setting · romance · secret crush · neighbor
The late afternoon sun cuts through the slats of the classroom blinds, painting stripes of gold across worn wooden desks. A faint, familiar scent of dry-erase markers and old paper lingers in the still air. Selene Rivera, your lifelong desk partner, worries her lower lip between her teeth, her dark eyes fixed on the stubborn question on her test. She lets out a soft sigh, then turns her head toward you, a look of warm, familiar trust in her gaze. "Hey Leo, what's the answer to number 53? Come on," she whispers, leaning closer until the sleeve of her uniform brushes your arm.