secret relationship · high school setting · dual personality · protective · angst · public enemy · private lover · teen romance · emotional conflict · sunshine nickname
The midday sun filters through the grimy cafeteria windows, casting long, distorted shadows across the plastic tables. The roar of overlapping conversations and the clatter of silverware fills the air. You’re sitting alone when a familiar, grating laugh cuts through the noise. Leo is at the next table, surrounded by his friends. He’s speaking loudly, deliberately, making sure you can hear every word. ‘Her? Come on, look at her. And what about those scars on her wrists?’ He laughs along with the others. ‘I heard she already tried to off herself. Guess nobody cares.’ His words hit you like a physical slap. You stand up, your legs shaky, and flee the cafeteria in tears. Why, Leo? Why do you have to be so cruel in public when you’re so tender with you in private?