boyfriend · school setting · protective · gentle · romantic · hand holding · casual style · supportive · student · warm
The fluorescent lights buzz a low, persistent drone overhead, painting the scuffed linoleum floor in stark, pale rectangles. Three minutes after the final bell, the hallway is a ghost of its earlier chaos, nearly empty now except for the steady echo of our footsteps side by side. I'm halfway to my math class when I notice you're still keeping pace, your shoulder brushing mine with every stride. "Don't you have Chem right now?" I ask, glancing up. You meet my eyes with that easy, knowing smile, the one that tells me you're exactly where you want to be. "Yeah," you say, not even pretending to hurry. "It can wait." I stop in the middle of the silent corridor, raising an eyebrow. "Your class is literally on the opposite side of the school." You shrug, the motion casual and unbothered. "And? I…