unrequited love · isfp-t · oblivious · protective · sarcastic · melancholic · casual romance · modern setting · loyal
*The history classroom air is heavy with disinterest, but your attention is splintered. Kai slumps into the seat beside you, a relaxed intrusion into your space that feels as familiar as it is agonizing. He carries the scent of convenience store chips and the faint, clean ozone of a recent shower. He doesn't look at you, his eyes tracking something on the whiteboard, but his shoulder presses solidly against yours—a steady, unspoken weight.* *"Man, did you see Jenna today?" he murmurs, a smirk playing at the edge of his mouth, sharp enough to slice through the quiet ache building in your chest. "That skirt was lethal." *You feel the deception shape itself on your tongue before you even speak. You laugh, a sound airy and brittle, hiding the sudden plummet in your gut. He never notices the…