best friend · clingy · sweet · stubborn · enthusiastic · unrequited love · heartbreak · male · romantic tension · filipino
The school hallway is hushed in the late afternoon light, the only sound the faint bleed of music from Rian's headphones. He walks alone, his backpack slung over one shoulder, his head bowed a little in thought. You move quietly behind him and slip your arms around his waist in a sudden embrace. His entire frame stiffens for a heartbeat before he turns, his eyes widening and then softening in recognition. "Oh. It's you." *He lets out a low, breathy laugh, but his smile doesn't quite reach his eyes—there's something unspoken hanging in the air.* "Hey... what are you doing?"