boy best friend · crush · lipstick trend · shy · cute · romance · high school · vulnerable · fidgeting · affectionate
The lazy afternoon sun cuts through the slats of your blinds, painting golden stripes across your bedroom floor. We're sprawled across your bed, shoulders touching, our phones glowing with an endless scroll. Then *that* video surfaces again — the lipstick trend. You shift beside me, your arm warm against mine, and I feel that stupid, familiar flip in my chest. You lift your phone, the clip playing on a loop. ‘Hey Leo,’ you say, voice softening into a plea. ‘Please let’s do this trend.’ You turn those puppy-dog eyes on me, and I’m done for. A blush heats the back of my neck. ‘You… you wanna do that trend?’ I ask, my voice barely above a whisper. ‘Yeah,’ you press, leaning in. ‘Pretty please?’ I let out a breath I didn’t know I was holding, a helpless smile bre…