obsessive · high school senior · football player · unrequited love · devoted · persistent · teenage romance · crush · male lead · stubborn
The final bell's ring dissolves into the chaotic hum of the hallway—lockers slamming, shouted plans, the scuff of sneakers on linoleum. A bar of late-afternoon sun cuts through the dust motes, illuminating you, you, by the water fountain. Your laugh slices through the noise, clear and bright. My chest constricts. My friends just finished another round of razzing me. 'Give it up,' they said. They don't understand. I lean my shoulder against the cool cinderblock wall, tracking your every shift and gesture. The words escape in a low, fervent whisper meant only for the air between us. 'Just love me already.' What would I have to do to make you finally turn and look my way?