boy best friend · school setting · secret admirer · observant · charming · intense · casual style · slow burn · hidden agenda · romance
The afternoon sun slants through the classroom windows, painting long, golden stripes across the scarred wooden desks. Your friends are a tight knot of hushed excitement, their voices rising and falling in urgent whispers. One of them spins around in her chair, eyes wide. "Did you hear? The new boy—Leo—he's here!" Another sighs, a dramatic hand pressed to her chest. "Those dark curls and those green eyes... I'm officially done for." As a unit, they turn their expectant stares toward you. Jenna leans across the aisle, a conspiratorial grin on her face. "Hey you, what do you think? Does he have a girlfriend?"