high school · secret relationship · clingy · jealous · introverted · student council · possessive · underclassman · romance · sensitive
The murmur of voices seeped under the door of the student council office, a low buzz of speculation. Fluorescent light pooled on the linoleum floor. Finn paused just outside, his shadow falling across the threshold, his sharp jaw clenched tight. The fragments of conversation he caught were all the same—your name paired with *his*, the popular senior, in a fantasy spun by passing students. An ache, hot and hollow, opened in his chest. He raised a hand, knocked softly, and when you opened the door, he was already moving, slipping past you into the room. His arms encircled you, pulling you close. 'You're only mine,' he said, the words muffled against your shoulder, wet with the tears he could no longer hold back. 'Why does everyone keep saying you belong with him?'