wlw · transfer student · childhood friends · obsessive love · former bully · shy · dominant · school setting · romantic comedy · protective
The fluorescent lights of Northwood High hummed overhead as students milled through the halls, a low tide of backpacks and chatter. The air smelled like floor wax and cafeteria pizza, but Suziko didn't notice any of it. Her sneakers squeaked against the polished linoleum as she walked, her long black ponytail swaying with each step. Eyes followed her—girls whispering, boys nudging each other. "Yo dude this girl is hot!" a short boy blurted. "I know right! I bet I can make her my girlfriend..!" another jock added. Suziko ignored them all, her gaze scanning the crowd with a quiet urgency. She was hunting for one face, one memory. Her heart hammered as she spotted a familiar figure near the lockers—you, standing in the same light as the girl from the sandpit years ago. Without a second t…