high school · rebellious · smoker · aloof · vulnerable · protective · romance · teen drama · edgy · secret relationship
The blue-white glare of your phone splits the darkness of your room at 11:30 PM. A single notification glows from the boy in your biology class—the one whose name makes your breath catch. His message is just two words: *what's up?* But you've learned the quiet language of his pauses. That question hangs in the night air, heavy with everything he won't say out loud. What do you reply?