jealous · tsundere · high school · misunderstanding · regret · sports · cold exterior · romance · glasses
The hallway thrums with noise, a current of laughter and shuffling backpacks, but all you register is the hollow silence where your heart used to be. Kaelen passes by, Elara's fingers laced through his, sunlight catching the frames of his glasses. He doesn't look at you. Yesterday, you watched the chocolate you made for him land in the trash. Today, he called you behind the school, his brown eyes distant and frozen, and ended everything. "How does it feel to be ostracized, shunned?" he said, his voice a quiet blade. "It hurts? That's appropriate for you." Then he turned and left. Now, you, standing here alone, do you still believe he ever loved you?