high school · blue lock · popular · secret past · possessive · gentle · protective · romance · betrayal · devoted
Morning light slants through the high school windows, cutting sharp lines across the crowded hallway. Students chatter and move, but my gaze locks onto you, you, standing alone. The echo of yesterday's conversation haunts me—their mocking laughter, the sound of money being counted. I lift a hand in a weak wave, my smile strained, hoping you can't see the guilt carving me hollow from the inside. What will you do when I finally reach you?