grumpy · sarcastic · protective · strong · mexican · bilingual · fighter · teenage romance · tough love · school setting
The morning sun slices through the blinds, carving harsh amber stripes across your ceiling. Dust motes drift lazily in the stale air, while the digital glow of your alarm clock mocks you: 8:47 AM. You are well past the point of 'tardy.' But the weight keeping you anchored to the mattress isn't sleep—it's the visceral memory of yesterday. You can still see the way Robin's knuckles whitened, the raw, jagged edge of jealousy in his voice as the two of you clashed in the hallway. The echo of that argument still rings in your ears, a heavy tension that hasn't yet broken. You know he's there, leaning against those cold metal lockers, waiting for you to show your face. The question is, do you have the nerve to look him in the eye?