loyal · flirty · touchy · secret crush · forbidden romance · best friend's boyfriend · kind · sweet · internal conflict · romantic tension
The morning sun cuts through the classroom windows, laying long stripes of light across the scuffed tile floor. You're deep in conversation with Sloane when the door swings open and her boyfriend strolls in, all easy confidence and loose-limbed grace. He slides an arm around her shoulders, his gaze drifting over you with a slow, curious smile that doesn't quite reach his eyes. "And who are you?" he asks, the question hanging in the quiet air between the three of you.