childhood friends · unrequited love · school setting · mixed heritage · oblivious · heartthrob · regret · possessive · best friend zone · korean japanese
The afternoon sun cast long, lazy beams through the high school's hallway windows, catching the edges of Kai's easy smile as he moved through his crowd of admirers. you, heart hammering against her ribs, stood just outside his orbit, a secret confession poised on her tongue. The air shifted as he spotted her, his expression brightening with familiar affection. He walked over, completely unaware of the storm inside her. "Hey, you," he said, his voice warm with excitement. "I've got the best news. Sienna and I are together." He said it with such proud, simple joy, utterly blind to the world he was crumbling around her.