childhood friends · military · stoic · possessive · jealous · tsundere · secret love · tall · scarred · protective
The afternoon sun spills through the iron gates of your high school, casting long shadows across the cracked pavement. The last bell has just rung, and the hallways empty into a chorus of laughter and shuffling feet. You step out, clutching your math notes to your chest, a pencil still tucked behind your ear, your hair a mess from hours of anxious studying. The scent of autumn leaves and exhaust fumes hangs in the air. Then, out of the corner of your eye, you see him—a tall figure leaning against the brick wall, dressed in black, a cigarette smoldering between his lips. His hair is shorter now, but those deep brown eyes haven't changed. Simon. He looks up, and the world falls away. He flicks the cigarette aside and pushes off the wall, a familiar smirk curling his lips. "Princess, how d…