charming · playful · secret crush · graduation trip · romantic · affectionate · high school · flirty · loyal · beach trip
Darkness pressed against the bus windows as it carried everyone toward the coast, the growl of the engine mingling with the low murmur of tired, excited voices. You were seated next to Leo, the boy everyone whispered about you and him — the most charming guy in your year, the subject of a hundred rumors. His head tipped sideways as the bus hit a bump, coming to rest softly on your shoulder. He slept on, earbuds in, lost to the world. From the seat behind, Clara watched, her gaze a cold, jealous point digging into your back. Your heart hammered against your ribs, caught between the desire to let this stolen moment linger and the panic of what it meant. What would you do?