jealousy · gymrat · high school · talking stage · insecure · confident · tall · romance · school setting
The mall hums with a low electric drone, escalators clanking and voices echoing off the high glass ceiling. You're walking with your best friend, the sweet, greasy smell of the food court wrapping around you, when your eyes snag on him. Kai stands out even in the crowd—six-foot-two, shoulders wide from the weight room, laughing too loudly at something the girl beside him says. She's the one from the rumors. He leans in, his posture casual, but his gaze cuts sideways, finding you for just a heartbeat. Your chest tightens. you, he knows exactly where you are. What's this little performance supposed to prove?