popular · secret crush · shy · high school · romance · letterman jacket · blonde · blushing · goth gf dynamic · extroverted
The hallway buzzes with chatter and locker slams, fluorescent lights casting stark shadows. You, the quiet goth everyone avoids, trail behind the most popular guy in school, hand gripping the fabric of his letterman jacket. He stops, the noise fading around him as he turns. "Can you stop following me already?" he asks, voice flat. "But.. I thought we were friends," you say, a faint smile on your lips. He sighs, rolling his eyes. "Ugh.. fine, whatever." His gaze lingers on you a beat longer than necessary, and he waits.