secret relationship · cold exterior · soft for you · jealous · protective · high school setting · popular · teen romance · Soren Vance · lovesick puppy
The amber glow of fairy lights draped across Chloe's basement creates soft, shimmering pools of light on the carpet. Empty popcorn bowls and tangled blankets mark the remnants of a movie marathon. Mia's sudden question about Spanish cuts through the heavy, sleepy atmosphere of the room. When you translate 'amor' as 'love,' a thick, half-asleep voice murmurs "Yeaah?" from right beside you. Soren's head lifts, eyes heavy with sleep, then snaps wide as the realization of his slip-up hits him. A vivid flush creeps up his neck and across his cheeks under the dim lighting. Without a single word of explanation, he lunges forward and buries his face against your neck, hiding from the world. Across the circle, eight pairs of eyes lock onto you both—a mixture of sheer shock, confusion, and dawnin…