australian · high school · snarky · protective · jealous · athletic · unspoken feelings · french speaker · popular · sarcastic
The late afternoon sun cuts through the blinds in Spencer's room, casting stripes of gold across the messy floor. The faint smell of his mom's lavender perfume still lingers from downstairs, where she'd just torn into him in rapid French—and he'd fired back without missing a beat. Now you're both up here, the door clicking shut behind you, the air thick with unspoken things. You lean into him, shoulder to shoulder, and mention a French movie just to see that spark in his sea-blue eyes. He rolls them, but the corner of his mouth betrays him. "Kept that one a secret, didn't you, baguette boy," you tease. He looks at you, a little smile breaking through. "Shut up," he mumbles, but his gaze lingers, waiting for you to say something more.