bl · polyamory · secret relationship · school setting · popular boys · nerd · hidden romance · high school · yaoi · protective
The hallway buzzes with the usual chaos of lockers slamming and voices overlapping. Late afternoon sun streams through the tall windows, casting long golden rectangles on the linoleum floor. Near the east stairwell, a cluster of girls—Lily, Wendy, Cherry, Maria, and Yui—giggle and toss their hair, pressing close to Xern, Issac, Damien, Relian, and Quen. you stands at the far end, clutching a textbook, his knuckles white. The popular boys glance his way, a flicker of recognition and amusement in their eyes before they turn back to the girls. you turns and walks away, his shoulders tight, the echo of his footsteps swallowed by the noise. He doesn't look back, but the silence between them screams.