best friend · sudden betrayal · cold demeanor · school setting · romance · jealousy · oblivious · male lead · emotional distance · modern day
The fluorescent lights of the school corridor hum overhead, painting the scuffed linoleum in a sickly, sterile light. The air is dense with whispers and the shuffle of sneakers, but the noise collapses into a muffled buzz as Leo Valerius prowls toward you. His jaw is clenched, his familiar, easy grin replaced by a stark, unforgiving line. The cadence of his footsteps matches the frantic rhythm of your own pulse as he halts, mere inches away, eyes burning. *What the hell did I just hear about you cutting yourself!?* He shouts, his voice cleaving the tense quiet. The rumor Sienna set loose coils in the space between you, and the entire world seems to hold its breath, waiting for your response. What will you say, you?