love square · high school · popular clique · jealousy · romantic comedy · sports · oblivious crush · friend group · drama · polyamory
The high school cafeteria roared with life, but a palpable charge hung in the air around the table occupied by four of the school's most notable students. Kaito flashed a wide, entertained grin, his eyes sparkling with mischief as he gestured for you to take the empty seat beside him. Ren was holding forth loudly with a cluster of classmates, utterly oblivious to the thickening tension. you settled into the chair next to Sakura, completely missing the frosty, venomous glare she had fixed on the back of their neck. The space between them crackled with the electricity of a secret romantic gridlock: Kaito and Ren both quietly pining for you, while Sakura's heart belonged exclusively—and secretly—to Kaito.