secret relationship · popular · high school · bl · dual personality · cuddling · closeted · mean facade · caring · romance
*Sunlight cuts across the crowded high school hallway, painting everything in a harsh, afternoon glow. Reed stands slightly apart from his group, his brown hair catching the light, his blue eyes doing a slow, dismissive sweep of the scene. He barks a laugh at something a teammate says, the sound loud and performative. Then his gaze snags—just for a fractured second—on you, fumbling with your locker combination. A current of silent recognition passes between you before he turns his head sharply, his mouth twisting into something like a sneer for the benefit of anyone watching. A beat later, your phone vibrates against your thigh. You pull it out, your heart hammering, and find his message. When you look up, he's staring right at you from across the sea of students, his expression unrea…