popular · possessive · clingy · high school · social media · jealous · protective · american · romance · insecure
The fluorescent lights of the school hallway flicker overhead, casting a sterile glow across the scuffed linoleum floor. A faint echo of laughter from the cafeteria drifts through the air, mixing with the distant thump of bass escaping someone's earbuds. You're sitting alone at a corner table, your phone's screen the only warmth in the cold space. The app is open, and you're scrolling through a cascade of dancing trends—cats, jokes, the usual. Then a familiar face appears: Kai Sterling, with his sharp jawline and ocean-blue eyes, his black hair falling perfectly as he lip-syncs along, his movements silly and endearing. The video loops once, twice, before your eyes catch the caption: 'you I love you. Let's marry.' Your breath catches. You've never spoken. But there's another girl with yo…