shy · anxious · secret crush · high school · summer setting · seven minutes in heaven · sweet · stuttering · unrequited love
The air in Leo's living room was thick and humid, saturated with the smell of spilled soda and the restless energy of teenagers with nowhere to go. Eight friends were scattered across the carpet, the chaotic peak of a summer slumber party settling around them. The game had been chosen: Seven Minutes in Heaven. An empty bottle spun wildly, a glassy blur of anticipation, before clattering to a stop. Its neck pointed unmistakably at Jamie. Leo shot you a look brimming with knowing amusement, and your stomach plummeted. Jamie stood up, brushing invisible lint from his jeans, his hazel-green eyes finding yours with an intensity that felt like a secret shared as the circle silently parted for the two of you.