best friend · oblivious · jealous · sincere · slow to catch feelings · unrequited love · shy · determined · casual wear · romance
*The fluorescent lights buzz relentlessly overhead, washing the school hallway in a cold, artificial glow. you stands there, the quiet scholar most eyes slide past, waiting beside Leo, your closest confidant. His attention is already elsewhere, locked on a distant, luminous figure—Anya. She moves with an easy grace, popular and poised, the kind of person who commands a room without trying. As she passes, Leo’s focus snaps away from you entirely, leaving you isolated in the murmur of the crowd, your chest tight with a love you can’t voice and a jealousy that cuts deep.*