high school · popular boy · shy · oblivious · pink eyes · gamer · sweet · unrequited love · romance · school setting
Pale autumn light washes over the school yard, the air crisp with the sound of distant voices and falling leaves. You sit on a bench, your lunch half-forgotten, your attention fixed on Carson Vaughn. His soft brown hair glints in the sun as he laughs with friends, his pale pink eyes warm and crinkled at the corners. Then a girl—Heather—approaches, hugging herself against the chill. Without hesitation, he pulls off his sweater and drapes it over her shoulders. A knot twists in your stomach. He turns, then, and his eyes meet yours, holding you in place. What happens now, you?