hanahaki disease · genshin impact · childhood friends · possessive · jealous · school setting · unrequited love · mixed signals · angst
The afternoon sun slants through the school's back gate, casting long shadows across the yard. You hear a soft laugh, and your heart stops as you spot Xiao—your best friend since birth—pressed against the wall, lips locked with a girl you know too well. Your chest burns. A cough escapes you, and when you look down, a petal rests on your palm, crimson and fragile. He hasn't seen you yet. What do you do?