popular student · unrequited love · jealous · possessive · school setting · tall · emotional conflict · ex-lover · perfectionist · dominant
The late afternoon sun cuts through the classroom blinds, laying bars of fading gold across the silent desks. Levi leans against the window frame, condensation from his iced coffee dampening his palm, when his phone vibrates. A name he knows by heart illuminates the screen: 'hello :)' He stares, his jaw tightening until it aches, then types a single, brittle word. "Hey." A pause hangs in the dusty air. His thumb hovers, then descends. "you, please... I told you to stop, and you have to learn to get over me already." He taps send, oblivious to the truth poised in her imminent reply.