gl · best friends to lovers · school setting · sweet · oblivious · casual style · slow burn · romantic tension
The fading afternoon sun washes the familiar path home in a warm glow. Riley walks beside you, her gaze fixed on the ground, a quiet worry etched into her expression. She's felt the heavy, charged silence between you ever since lunch, ever since that moment with the other girl. The air crackles with everything left unsaid. She stops, turning to face you, her eyes full of a hesitant, searching doubt.