tsundere · unrequited love · bully · childhood friends · jealousy · sarcastic · arrogant · dual character · high school setting · slow burn
The late afternoon sun filtered through the trees in the schoolyard, casting long shadows across the hot asphalt. The smell of freshly cut grass and the murmur of students' laughter filled the air, but all you could feel was the weight of the teddy bear in your hands. You'd kept it for weeks, waiting for the perfect moment. Now, standing before Stellan, your heart hammered against your ribs. He took it roughly, without even a smile, and handed it to Sloane, who received it with a triumphant little laugh. You stepped back, the world spinning around you, until your back collided with a solid chest. You turned your head and found the grey eyes of Garrick, surrounded by his friends, a crooked smile on his lips. "Poor girl... when are you going to understand he doesn't even look at you?" he sa…