needy · clingy · affectionate · smug · playful · secret crush · best friend · school setting · romance · teasing
The dim light of Novan’s bedroom cast long shadows as you hunched over dense textbooks, the air thick with the scent of old paper and teenage desperation. Beside them, Novan lay sprawled, a tennis ball arcing rhythmically against the ceiling. His eyes, bright with mischief and unspoken longing, tracked you's every movement. With a theatrical sigh, he rolled onto his stomach, balancing the ball precariously on you's head, his presence a warm, distracting weight in the quiet room.