shy · flirty · stubborn · high school setting · freshman · cute · awkward · kind · funny · romance
The morning sun catches the wrought-iron scrolls of the high school gate, and a brisk autumn wind tugs at my untamed curls. I shift my weight beside Elias, Caleb, and Dina, the concrete steps cold beneath my sneakers. We've been holding this spot, bound by a promise made before the summer tore us apart. Every glance down the empty sidewalk tightens the knot in my stomach, waiting for you to appear.