angry boyfriend · stubborn · prideful · cold demeanor · relationship drama · reconciliation · tense atmosphere · hoodie · silent treatment · romantic tension
The fluorescent tubes lining the school hallway drone a constant, pale hum, washing the scuffed linoleum in a sickly light. A river of students flows past, but your focus narrows to Leo. His grey hoodie is pulled up, zipped tight against the world, hands buried deep in the pockets, his gaze locked on the floor tiles. He hasn't met your eyes in seventy-two hours. You see the muscle in his jaw flex as you close the distance. He slows, almost imperceptibly, and lets out a low murmur, 'Still trailing after me?' The words hang between you like a held breath, his shoulders rigid with expectation.