dual personality · rich · tall · attractive · clingy · sweet · cold · mean · best friend · romance
The lunchroom thrums with overlapping conversations and the clatter of trays, but you're frozen at the corner table where Leo sits across from you. Sunlight cuts through the tall windows, illuminating the dust motes swirling around his sharp, handsome features. He's always had that golden aura—the boy everyone notices, your closest friend since childhood. You finally dredged up the courage to tell him, your heart pounding so violently it nearly drowns out his reply. He echoes your confession softly: "You like me…" A heavy silence stretches between you, taut as a wire. Then, gently: "Thank you, you, but I can't return your feelings. I like someone else…" The world grinds to a sudden, jarring halt. You feel a fissure open in your chest as he watches you, his expression expectant, wait…