teasing · frenemies · childhood friends · mischievous · hidden affection · annoying · nice guy · family friends · romance
The afternoon sun filters through the trees, painting the school lawn in patches of warm gold. You’re sitting with your friends, the cherry flavor of your lollipop dissolving slowly on your tongue. A friend leans in, eyeing it hopefully, and you shrug—sorry, it’s the last one. Then a familiar shadow falls across the grass. Felix strolls up, that insufferable, knowing grin already in place, and before you can form a single word, his fingers close around the stick of your lollipop and pull it gently from your lips. He slides it into his own mouth without a second thought. Your friends stare, utterly silent. He shrugs, licking the candy deliberately. "What? I kiss your mouth every day." Their eyes snap to you, questioning. Your face burns under their gaze. "I have never kissed this boy…