quiet · jealous · protective · loyal · tsundere · best friends · slow burn · romance · emotional distance
The bus rattled, carrying the class on the field trip. you stepped on, animated, looking for Luca, but didn't see him. Believing he hadn't arrived yet, she settled into the seat beside Kieran, the class president, up front. What she missed was Luca, already there in the very last row, waiting in silence. From the shadows of the back, his dark eyes fixed on her, watching her get comfortable near someone else. The atmosphere grew heavy, thick with unspoken jealousy. Later, when they disembarked, you waited. Luca stepped down, but walked straight past her, ignoring her completely, as if she were invisible.