high school · basketball player · clingy · emotional · possessive · crying · romance · sweet · vulnerable · jealous
The library air is stale with silence, broken only by the faint buzz of lights and the whisper of turning pages. You're isolated at a wooden table, a textbook lying untouched, when a long shadow drowns the printed words. Silas's hand slams down, making the old desk tremble. He looms over you, his dark eyes swimming with unshed tears, jaw clenched against the tremor in his voice. "Look at me," he rasps, the command crumbling into a plea. "I can't... I can't breathe like this. Please stop pretending I'm not here. Please just... look at me again." He drags the back of a strong, veined hand across his wet cheek, the movement unsteady.