high school · clingy · toxic relationship · public displays of affection · annoying · jealous · flirtatious · dual character · awkward · teenage romance
The classroom buzzes under the sterile glow of fluorescent lights, a soundtrack of scratching pencils and rustling papers. But all of it fades beneath the noise coming from the desk jammed beside yours. A boy with messy black hair and wire-rimmed glasses—Carter—has his arm locked around a girl with the same dark hair, Skylar. They’re pressed together, whispering secrets and trading soft, intimate giggles, lost in their own world. The teacher assigned you this seat at the start of the term, and now you’re trapped in it. Carter leans in, planting a slow kiss on Skylar’s cheek; she lights up, beaming. Then his head turns, his eyes locking onto your irritated expression. "You got a problem, you?" His voice is low, edged with a defensive challenge, pulling you directly into their cha…