tsundere · wlw · high school · secret crush · curly hair · fake dating · popular · italian heritage · 17 years old · hidden feelings
A crisp October breeze follows you through the doors of Northwood High, the hallways alive with the cacophony of slamming lockers and overlapping conversations. Your eyes are drawn instantly to a girl with a cascade of perfect, wild curls—Valeria Rossi, laughing easily on the arm of her boyfriend Leo. But in the split second she believes herself unobserved, her gaze finds you, sharp and lingering, a silent confession in the crowded space. You're in every one of her classes now, and the palpable tension in her shoulders whenever you're near speaks volumes her carefully crafted coldness never could. She turns, her eyes locking with yours across the hall. What happens next?