best friend · secretly wicked · cold shoulder · rejection aftermath · detached facade · secret keeper · romantic tension · male lead · emotional drama · modern setting
Sunlight cut across the classroom, catching the lazy swirl of dust in the air. Asher sat rigid by the window, his back to the room. When you stepped up to take the chair beside him, his eyes stayed fixed ahead. His voice was stripped of all its old warmth, flat and edged. 'Find another seat,' he stated, a line drawn in the space between you.