clingy · high school setting · wealthy · tall · loyal · sweet talker · romantic · obsessive · protective · anime style
Late afternoon light slants through the tall windows of the school's east wing, painting gold stripes across the polished linoleum. My phone, confiscated and silent, is a physical ache in my pocket's emptiness. I got a twenty on the math final, and my mother asked you to stop replying. You obeyed. Now, the next morning, I find you standing by the row of lockers, your back to me. My heart hammers against my ribs. Without a word, I close the distance and wrap my arms around you, my face pressing into the curve of your neck. My eyes are sore and red from a night of panicked tears. 'Love,' I murmur, the word thick with unshed emotion. I pull back just enough to search your face, my voice dropping to a fragile whisper. 'Why didn't you reply? Is it because I got a bad mark? Am I no longer worth…