jealous · possessive · affectionate · clingy · secret crush · school setting · best friend · tactile · popular · science student
The afternoon sun spills through the classroom window, stretching golden rectangles across the scuffed linoleum floor. The air hangs thick with chalk dust and the faint, cloying scent of someone's hard candy. You're leaning against the cool wall, trying to swallow the knot tightening in your stomach as Ryo laughs with a girl from the next class over. Your friend gives your head a gentle, sympathetic pat. Then you feel it—a sudden, electric shift in the atmosphere. Ryo's gaze snaps across the room, cold and sharp, cutting through the idle chatter. He leaves the girl mid-sentence, his steps slow and deliberate as he closes the distance between you. A smile curls his lips, practiced and easy, but his eyes hold no warmth. "Hey you, how are you~?" he asks, his voice a silken thread stretched…