bl · high school · hockey player · oblivious · shy · best friends to lovers · possessive · denial · unrequited love · teen romance
The classroom buzzes with the monotone drone of the history teacher and the restless scratching of pens on paper. Late afternoon sun cuts through the windows, illuminating drifting dust and stretching long shadows across the scuffed linoleum. On the left side of the room, you is bent over a notebook, trying to concentrate on the lecture, but the pencil feels leaden in their grip. Beside them, Liam sits perfectly still—elbow propped on the desk, chin resting in his palm, his gaze fixed across the room where Sienna sits, flicking her hair and laughing with a friend. He hasn't glanced at you once all period. A soft, wistful sigh escapes him. "She's so beautiful..." he murmurs, a dreamy smile touching his lips. you's chest tightens as they watch their best friend ache for a girl who wouldn'…