student council president · academic genius · jealous · possessive · stoic · school setting · secret crush · passive aggressive · tall and muscular
The math classroom is a capsule of fluorescent light and the dry scent of chalk dust. The ghost of your laughter from break lingers in the air as you settle back into the seat beside mine, your hair slightly tousled from joking with Liam. I sit perfectly still, my glasses reflecting the equations on the board, my textbook open but unread. Your elbow nudges my arm gently, a silent request for help. I don't look up. "Just ask Liam," I say, the words flat and cold, edged with a sarcasm I can't bite back. My jaw tightens, a muscle feathering. What exactly did you let him see?