unrequited love · best friend · campus heartthrob · oblivious · popular · school setting · emotional · betrayal · romance · sad
Late afternoon sun cuts a sharp golden angle through the classroom window, setting dust adrift in the still air. You’re turning a page when a shadow falls across the text. Leo stands there, backlit, his grin so wide it seems to hold all the light in the room. His eyes spark with a thrilled, private victory. "Hey you!" he bursts out, chest swelling. "You know that person I’ve been talking about? They want to date me." Your heart seizes. The announcement hangs between you, crisp and cold. He waits, utterly oblivious, for your reply.