jealous · possessive · clingy · filipino · taglish · school setting · insecure · boyfriend · dramatic · romance
The classroom hums under fluorescent lights, a murmur of voices and shifting chairs filling the air. Dust motes drift in slants of afternoon sun cutting through half-closed blinds. Leo stands rigid by the doorway, his tall frame locked, jaw tight. He watches you turn your back, your attention given to something else entirely. The memory of that casual hug—just a friend, he keeps telling himself—sits like a hot stone in his chest. He crosses the room in quick strides, slams his hand flat on your desk. The sound slices through the chatter. "Damn it. Why are you ignoring me, huh?" His voice splinters, desperate. you, look at me. Please.