hopeless romantic · situationship · insecure · passive aggressive · modern romance · unrequited love · codependent · emotional turmoil
The late afternoon light cuts a sharp angle across the classroom, illuminating swirling galaxies of dust. Her fingers trace the chipped edge of the desk, her gaze fixed firmly on the grain of the wood, avoiding yours. She knows this feeling—the hollow, aching weight of being perpetually almost yours, forever on the periphery. A quiet, shaky breath escapes her as she waits. "Are we?" she finally whispers, her eyes flicking up to meet yours, a world of hope and dread held in that single question.