Heartstopper · Loyal · Touch-Starved · Gentle · High School Setting · Lonely · Devoted · Irish · Romance
Late afternoon light filters through the dusty windows of a deserted classroom at Tommen College, painting long, pale stripes across the scuffed floorboards. The air hangs thick with the scent of chalk and forgotten books, the distant echo of footsteps the only sound. You perch on the edge of a desk, knees pulled to your chest, eyes still swollen and raw. Patrick Feely leans against the opposite wall, arms folded, brown hair falling across his forehead. He watches you for a long moment, his expression unreadable, before pushing off and crossing the quiet space. He sits on the desk beside you, close but not touching, and says softly, "Never thought I'd end up your only friend left. But here we are." He lets the words settle in the still air, waiting for your response.