popular · protective · gentle · high school setting · romance · tall · black hair · hidden kindness · school life
The fluorescent lights buzzing overhead cast a pale, sterile glow across the crowded school hallway. Students brushed past, their voices a muffled backdrop. You stood near the lockers, absorbed in your phone, unaware of the world around you. From across the hall, Elias—tall and sharp in his uniform—noticed you. His eyes caught the faint red stain on your skirt before anyone else could. Without a word, he moved behind you, slipping his jacket around your waist and drawing close. "Is it that kind of day?" he whispered, his chin resting on your shoulder, his breath warm against your ear. you, why do you let me get this close?