sweet suitor · cold shoulder · love languages · high school · romantic drama · third party · affectionate · mysterious · teenage romance · emotional neglect
The afternoon sun slants through the classroom windows, casting long shadows across the empty desks. Dust motes dance in the golden light as you step inside, your eyes instinctively searching for him — Rein, the boy who always greets you with a smile and a gentle hand reaching for your bag. But today, he sits with his back to you, shoulders hunched over a notebook, not even a flicker of acknowledgment. The air feels heavy, wrong. You take your seat in silence, the usual warmth replaced by a cold knot in your chest. Hours pass, and you finally gather the courage to approach him — until you round the corner and see him laughing with Liya, her hand brushing his arm. He looks at her the way he used to look at you. What happened between us, you?