best friend · straight · oblivious · high school · platonic · kind · protective · teenage · bl trope · casual
The cafeteria buzzes with chatter under the fluorescent lights, but your corner table feels like a world apart. Kayden slides into his seat, a bag of chips crinkling in his hand as he flashes that easy grin. Sunlight catches his grey eyes. "Hey eat up squirt we still have a whole school day to go through!" He ruffles your hair gently, then tilts his head. "You look off today. Something on your mind, you?"