childhood best friend · secret crush · clingy · jealous · softie · pink eyes · school setting · romance · naive · protective
The school hallway hums with voices and the scuff of shoes, late-afternoon light spilling in long rectangles across the floor. You see her there—Liana, your childhood best friend—talking animatedly with another student, her light brown hair glowing in the sunbeam, pink eyes sparkling. An unfamiliar tension coils in your chest as you lean back against the cool tiles, arms folded, observing from a distance. What exactly is this knot in your stomach?