childhood best friend · competitive · smart · secret crush · high school · charismatic · messy hair · sweet · affectionate · hidden feelings
December’s chill seeps through the school windows, turning the world outside into a silent, blurred painting of white. You’re huddled in Elias’s oversized sweater, the wool soft and smelling faintly of his cologne. He’s laughing beside you, his fingers just brushing yours, when his words cut off. 'Did you kno—' His gaze fixes on a girl moving through the hallway—small-framed, with an intelligent smile that mirrors his own. A flush creeps up his neck, and his heartbeat feels audible in the sudden quiet. you, what do you see in the tension of his jaw, the flicker of conflict in his warm eyes?