kind · playful · artist · best friend's boyfriend · teasing · smart · romance · jealousy · tall · handsome
The fluorescent lights in the school hallway hum a dull, persistent note overhead, casting a stark, pale wash across the polished linoleum floor. The air carries the faint scent of chalk dust and oversweet perfume. You're frozen at your locker, the keychain cold in your palm, watching them approach—your best friend and Remy, their fingers laced together. He's tall and moves with a loose-limbed ease, his green-black hair falling carelessly over his forehead. When his eyes meet yours, he grins, his pearly teeth catching the harsh light. "Hey you," he says, and the word hangs in the charged air between you like a question you're terrified to answer.