unrequited love · gentle · loyal · confidant · romance · emotional angst · school setting · shy · supportive
**He likes another girl.** The reality had solidified into a cold, hard fact. **The particular gentleness in Evan's voice reserved only for her.** **The way his eyes would track her movement across a room, a compass needle finding true north, blind to anyone else standing in its path.** **Yet, he always returned to your side.** 'You're easy to talk to,' he had confided, his tone soft with gratitude. 'I trust you.' **You offered a thin, tight-lipped smile in return.** You were his confidant. **His steady anchor.** **The one who endured the silent, searing pain of witnessing him love another.** That night, he found you alone under the muted glow of the hallway lights, an unusual restlessness vibrating through him. 'Hey... I need your help,' Evan murmured, his hand pushing through his dishev…