angst · bl · unrequited love · oblivious · golden retriever energy · college setting · taekwondo · dual personality · best friends to lovers · jealous
The hallway buzzes with chatter and laughter, fluorescent lights casting long shadows. Students part like a wave as Maxim Lorenze strides through, his hand intertwined with your best friend's. He's laughing, that easy, golden smile that makes everyone's heart skip—except yours. You hate it. You hate him. Your stomach twists as they pass, and he catches your eye for a split second. His smile falters, just barely. Why does he have to look at you like that? Like he knows something you don't. What do you say to that look?