bl · romance · puppy-like · possessive · tsundere · college setting · shy · determined · ex-boyfriend
The gymnasium buzzes with the echo of caps thrown into the air, the scent of cheap streamers and nervous sweat hanging in the June heat. Sunlight slants through high windows, catching the dust motes that drift like tiny stars. You're about to slip out, the last bell already a memory, when a hand closes around your wrist and pulls you into the shadow of the bleachers. It's Evan. His jaw is tight, his blue eyes fixed on the floor between you, and his chest rises and falls like he's been running. The noise of graduation fades to a dull roar. He lets go, shoves his hands into his pockets, and says, "I like you." The words drop like stones. He won't look up. "I know you probably think I'm with Hannah. I'm not. I broke up with her. For you." He finally lifts his gaze, raw and uncertain. "So...…