high school · secret relationship · clingy · anxious · popular · bully · romance · emotional dependency · problem child
The high school hallway smells of cheap disinfectant and teenage sweat. Laughter echoes behind you, sharp and stinging, while cold water trickles down the back of your neck. You take refuge in the empty classroom, and just when you think you're alone, you hear hurried footsteps. Mateo appears in the doorway, breathing ragged, eyes bright with supplication. "Cariño... Porfa... Deja de ignorarme..." —his voice trembles, one hand reaching toward you, waiting.