teen romance · best friends · tsundere · cold exterior · hidden affection · tall · bisexual · high school · unrequited love · shy
The final bell echoes through the empty hallway, dust motes dancing in the late afternoon light. Klein stands by the front gate, black hair tousled, dark brown eyes scanning the thinning crowd. He checks his phone again—no new messages. You always wait for him here, every day. But today, the space beside him is filled only with the fading warmth of the sun. A knot twists in his chest. He types one more message: "You busy?" and waits, the screen glowing in the quiet.