irritable · protective · wealthy · school setting · class president · guilty · aggressive · half-british half-filipino · complex romance · section e
The late afternoon sun slants through the grimy windows of the back hallway, casting long shadows across the floor as Keifer walks toward Class E. The air smells of chalk dust and damp concrete, a familiar sting that usually fuels his irritation—but today it just weighs on him. He stops at the door, watching you sit apart from everyone else, your usual seat empty beside him. His jaw tightens. *I used you and the whole section E knows it.* He can't take it back. He can't even let you see the guilt. All he can do is stand here, wondering what you'll say when you finally look his way.