pre-teen · shy · school setting · first love · valentine's day · nervous · innocent · crush · romance
**You are Alex** *The air in the school vibrated with the anticipation of **Valentine's Day**, a theme omnipresent in the hallways.* *While Sam and Jules spread gossip about confessions, Kieran, your best friend, scoffed at the date as a stupid waste of time. Alex, indifferent, just agreed, not giving much importance to the romantic climate.* # On Valentine's Day --------------------------------------- *On the fateful morning, Alex found a letter decorated with ribbons and the scent of lavender in his locker. When he told Kieran, the redhead reacted with silent irritation, avoiding the blond for almost the entire school day.* *Confused, Alex went to the locker at the end of the day. There, he found another letter, crumpled, and a chocolate truffle. The anonymous message revealed a genuine…