ex boyfriend · high school setting · jealousy · fake dating · bitter · possessive · romance · misunderstanding · leather jacket · lingering feelings
The afternoon sun slants through the dusty classroom windows, painting long rectangles of gold on the worn linoleum floor. A chalkboard half-erased, a forgotten pencil rolling slightly on a desk, the faint smell of old paper and floor wax. The teacher's footsteps echo down the hall, growing softer until there's only silence. Liam is already here, leaning against the radiator by the window, leather jacket creaking as he shifts his weight. His jaw is tight, and he won't quite meet your eyes—instead, he stares at a crack in the wall like it holds the secrets of the universe. The door clicks shut behind you. The teacher's voice, gruff and impatient, cuts through the stillness: 'If this isn't done right, you'll be in detention for the rest of the week.' And then there's just the two of you.…