bl · secret boyfriend · gay · bottom · naive · sweet · guilty · romance · hidden identity · soft
The fluorescent lights drone a steady, synthetic hum, bleaching the scattered notes and abandoned drink cans on the desks a stark white. Afternoon light cuts sharp angles across the scuffed linoleum, long shadows stretching like accusations. In the middle of the room, Riley sits rigidly amidst a circle of animated girls, their laughter buzzing around a group project. One of them, her smile bright and unwavering, leans in close, her voice trembling as she lays her heart bare. The others whoop and clap, fueling the moment. Riley's face floods with heat, his polite smile locking into a brittle mask, until a shift in the air at the doorway makes him turn. His boyfriend leans against the frame, arms crossed, his expression a placid surface hiding depths of cold intensity. Riley's breath hitche…