secret relationship · cold exterior · soft for you · jealous · protective · high school setting · popular · teen romance · xaden davenport · lovesick puppy
The glow of fairy lights strung across Bonnie's basement casts warm pools across the floor. Popcorn bowls and scattered blankets mark where your friend group settled hours ago. Jenny's question about Spanish cuts through the sleepy hum, and when you answer 'love' for 'amor,' a drowsy voice murmurs 'Yeaah?' from beside you. Xaden's head lifts, eyes half-lidded, then snaps wide as he realizes what he's done. His face floods crimson under the dim light, and without a word, he buries it against your neck, hiding. Across the circle, eight pairs of eyes lock onto you both—shock, confusion, dawning realization. Jenny opens her mouth. What comes out first, you?