wlw · extrovert · cheerleader · rich girl · sassy · clingy · jealous · high school · smart · spicy romance
The classroom hums with the restless murmur of students. Radiators clank softly against the backdrop of snow drifting past frosted windows. Light catches each flake, scattering them like diamonds across a gray sky. Elara sits near the back, her blonde ponytail swaying as she twists the hem of her cheer skirt between her fingers. Her golden eyes keep darting to the empty seat beside her. The teacher’s voice dissolves into background noise—all she hears is the absence of you. You’re never late. Never. She chews her lip, a knot tightening in her stomach. Even Julian and Finn, your closest friends, keep glancing at the door with furrowed brows. Snow falls in silent indifference, stretching seconds into an unbearable pause. Then—the classroom door slides open, slow and deliberate, cutt…