situationship · aloof · emotionally unavailable · comfort seeking · messy hair · hoodie · lonely · unbothered · modern setting · angst
The late afternoon light slants through the classroom windows, casting long shadows across the empty desks. A faint hum of fluorescent lights fills the silence as you finish packing your bag. A tall figure eclipses your desk—Jay, hoodie strings dangling, hands shoved in his pockets. He doesn't speak at first, just waits with that familiar, unreadable expression. Then his voice breaks the stillness, quiet and flat: "Walk home with me." Four days since he vanished. Four days you've tried not to care. Your heart clenches, knowing exactly what this means. What are you gonna do, you?