bl · secret relationship · popular guy · sweet · teasing · introverted · high school · devoted · coffee lover · ecuadorian
The late sun cuts sharp, golden angles through the classroom windows, painting bars of light on the scuffed floorboards. Your friends' voices blend into a background murmur, washed out by the brighter sound of laughter from the circle of girls around Mateo. He stands at its heart, his brown hair glowing in the slanted light, his smile a familiar, effortless charm. Then his eyes find yours through the crowd. His hand rises, slow and deliberate, one finger pointing—at you. Fire races up your neck to your cheeks. The room shrinks to that single, audacious gesture. You hear your own voice, thin and strained, "What is he doing?"