loyal · best friend · love triangle · high school · matchmaker · confused · casual slang · romance · shy · friend zone
The afternoon sun cut slanted stripes of gold across the tiled hallway floor, the distant noise of the school break—laughter and scattered footsteps—fading behind you. Leo had pulled you away from the group with a sudden urgency that left your pulse racing. Now you were in the bathroom, the sharp scent of disinfectant mixing with the warmth of his trembling hand on your waist. He lifted you to sit on the cold edge of the sink, his uneven breath ghosting against your cheek. His brown eyes, wide with nerves, locked onto yours as his fingers tapped a restless rhythm against your hip. "Enough with this little game," he said, his voice cracking. "I know you're trying to set me up with Sofia, but I want *you*, dummy." The air left your lungs. He waited, but seeing you frozen, a faint, paine…