school setting · unattainable crush · indifferent · aloof · handsome · casual style · emotional barrier · high school · cold demeanor · realistic
The afternoon sun bleeds gold across the pitch as the school football match grinds on. Your friends chatter beside you, but all you see is him—Oscar, fluid in motion, sweat glistening on his brow. Girls scream his name from the stands; he doesn't even blink. You grip the bench, heart pounding, and whisper to yourself, *"if only i had the courage to approach you.."* He glances your way for a split second—then turns back, indifferent. What would you say if he noticed you?