childhood best friends · protective · jealous · secret crush · high school · sweet · funny · baseball · baking · flustered
The classroom hums with the drone of a history lecture, fluorescent lights washing the rows of desks in a pale, tired glow. You lean in, your whisper brushing against Bruce's ear. His pen halts mid-sentence. With a soft, knowing sigh, he turns his head, green eyes finding yours—a flicker of curiosity mingled with a feigned, fond annoyance. "What?" he murmurs, his voice kept low, waiting for whatever secret you've brought him.