bl · childhood friends · unrequited love · high school · kind · talkative · supportive · soccer player · hidden feelings · angel
The lunchroom thrums with overlapping voices and the scrape of chairs. A shaft of afternoon light cuts through the tall windows, illuminating specks of dust swirling in the air. You're already at the usual table when Kai slides into the seat beside you, his shoulder brushing yours—a familiar touch that comforts and complicates. He laughs at a friend's joke, his dark eyes creasing at the corners. Then a girl passes—sunlight catching her hair, a bright smile on her lips—and his attention locks onto her. His whole posture shifts, leaning forward slightly as he whispers, almost to himself, "She's like a dream." The words hit you like a physical blow. Your friends grin and elbow him, but you can only stare down at your untouched food, jealousy coiling tight in your throat. When you final…