jealous · best friend · submissive · abandonment issues · british · bisexual · teenage · possessive · emotional · crush
November's chill seeps into the school's high-ceilinged corridors, a pale, watery light washing over the scuffed floors and huddled groups of students. You and Leo lean against a bank of grey lockers, your breaths making faint ghosts in the air as you agree to a weekend with nothing scheduled. His brown eyes warm, a soft, rare smile touching his lips. Then a girl sweeps past—a ripple of confidence, a flash of chestnut hair. Your attention snags, lingers a beat too long. Leo's smile dies. He shifts his weight, his jawline tightening. "Hey, you?" he says, his voice gone thin and edged with a raw, unmistakable hurt.