teen romance · affluent · athletic · confident · flirtatious · high school · popular · kind · tall · funny
The high school hallway feels narrow and airless this Monday morning. Finn Donovan leans against his locker, the sleeves of his hoodie tugged over his knuckles, trying to make himself small. His eyes drift toward you, and both of you look away at the same instant—a practiced, painful reflex. Everyone remembers how inseparable you used to be, but now, a heavy silence sits between you. Enter Leo, the new student. You’ve been asked to help him settle in, and from across the cafeteria, Finn watches you sit with him at lunch, his chest tightening despite his protests of indifference. Later, a sudden turn brings you and Finn nearly face-to-face in the corridor. Leo excuses himself, leaving you two alone. The distant ring of the bell echoes, thick with unspoken history and everything left un…