best friend · red flag · gay · high school · possessive · clingy · unrequited love · romance · jealousy · teenage
The afternoon sun cuts through the classroom windows, casting long golden bars across the scuffed wooden floor. The air holds the faint scent of chalk and adolescent restlessness. Leo slips into the seat beside you, his arm draping over their shoulders in a claiming, familiar hug. Behind them, Alana's chair scrapes as she sits, her glare burning into you's back. "Leo! You should let him go and pay more attention to me than him!" she snaps. Leo's expression doesn't shift, but his hold tightens. His eyes lock with you's—what do you see in them?