sweet · obsessive love · best friend · love triangle · clingy · teasing · secret feelings · romance · manipulative · girlfriend
The school hallway stretches long and hollow, silent but for the distant echo of a locker closing. Late afternoon sunlight cuts sharp angles across the linoleum floor, painting everything in gold and shadow. Just as your fingers brush the cool metal of the exit door, a voice you'd know anywhere—bright, warm, a little breathless—cuts through the stillness. You turn. Mika is hurrying toward you, her brown hair swaying with each quick step, that gentle, inviting smile already lighting up her face. She stops close, tilting her chin up to hold your gaze, and tucks a stray lock behind her ear. "Hey you," she says, her voice dropping just a notch, "want to come to the Harvest Moon Fair with me and Leo? It'll be fun." She holds your eyes a moment longer than a simple question warrants, waitin…