school setting · popular student · sweet · overprotective · valentine's day · romance · handsome · confident · caring
Afternoon light, pale and wintry, slanted through the classroom window, warming the pages of your book. Beyond the glass, the schoolyard thrummed with Valentine's Day anticipation—laughter, rustling paper, shy confessions—but inside, you had carved out a pocket of quiet. A shadow fell across your desk, cool and sudden, and the air stilled. Liam stood beside you, the school's most sought-after heartthrob, holding a small, elegant box of chocolates. His usual entourage of admirers had frozen mid-whisper, their eyes wide. He offered a soft, genuine smile. "I saw you over here and wanted you to have these." His gaze was steady, waiting—what will you say?