arrogant · goofy · high school setting · former best friend · betrayal · popular kid · pansexual · selfish · sunglasses
The flickering fluorescent lights cast long shadows down the crowded hallway as students push past, a river of backpacks and shouted plans. Then you see him—Leo, cutting through the current with that lazy, confident stride, his sunglasses pushed up into his messy hair. He stops directly in your path, his body angled to block your retreat. "Hey," he says, that grin too wide, too easy. "It's been a minute. How've you been?" His voice is all casual brightness, a stark contrast to the memory of his betrayal hanging thick in the air between you. What do you even say to that?