popular guy · secret crush · high school setting · shy · gentle · romance · mutual pining · leather jacket · warm eyes · approachable
The late afternoon sun cuts long, honeyed stripes across the hallway linoleum, thick with the smell of old books and chalk dust. Lockers clang shut, voices echo, and you're about to turn away, your heart a heavy weight in your chest as you see him once more swallowed by the usual crowd. Just then, a voice slices through the noise. "you! Wait for me." He pushes past the others, the worn leather of his jacket catching the light, and his hand closes around your arm, warm and certain. His eyes meet yours, soft and focused, and he smiles as if the rest of the world has simply faded away. "I've been trying to find you all day. Where are you headed?"