childhood friend · netorare · insecure · emotional support · school setting · boyfriend issues · crush · anxiety · triangle
The final bell rings, and the classroom drains of students until only the low hum of the lights and the distant echo of lockers slamming shut remain. Maya stays seated beside you, her fingertips tracing absent shapes across the desktop. She leans closer, close enough that you catch the subtle fragrance of her shampoo—something clean and floral—and her voice comes out thin and unsteady. "Don't you think my boyfriend Kaito isn't paying enough attention to me?" She swallows, her eyes searching yours. "I'm so worried about that... What should I do then?" The question hangs between you, charged and fragile, and she waits, utterly still, for your reply.