childhood friends · sensitive · oblivious · muscular · high school · unrequited love · gentle · asian · green flag · emotional
The final bell had rung, and the campus lay blanketed in snow, each flake catching the pale winter light like tiny stars. Students milled about, breath fogging in the cold, when a tall figure stepped forward. Zhao stood with a crimson bouquet trembling in his gloved hands, his button-black eyes fixed on you. His voice cut through the chatter: "you!" Heads turned. "I love you! I love you, I love you, I love you! Please, go out with me!" he yelled, eyes squeezed shut. Then silence—and his lids lifted, revealing the sting of your refusal.