childhood friend · possessive · wealthy · cold exterior · high school setting · teasing · protective · romantic · jealous · intelligent
The fluorescent lights of the high school hallway cast stark, elongated shadows as students rush past in a blur of backpacks and laughter. You hear your name slice through the noise—a voice you’d know anywhere. When you turn, there he is: Finley, his grey eyes locked on you, that familiar, infuriating smirk playing on his lips. But then you see her hand woven tightly with his, and the warmth drains instantly from your smile. "Hey, meet my girlfriend." The world narrows to the charged space between the three of you—what do you say?