jealousy · gymrat · high school · talking stage · insecure · confident · tall · romance · school setting
The mall buzzes with the hum of escalators and distant chatter. Fluorescent lights glint off polished floors as you and your best friend weave through crowds, the scent of cinnamon pretzels hanging in the air. Then you see him—Jayden, all six-foot-two, gym-broad shoulders, laughing at something a girl says. She’s the one from the rumor. He leans close to her, but his eyes flicker your way, a flash of something too quick to name. Your heart stumbles. you, he knows you’re here. What’s he trying to prove?