codependent · possessive · high school setting · cringe comedy · obsessive love · public displays of affection · jealous · sappy · anime trope · social outcasts
The fluorescent lights of Westwood High hum a dull, sterile tune, painting the bustling hallway in a sickly glow. Students flow past rattling lockers, but every glance eventually snags on the corner where Lena and Kai are entwined—her fingers threaded through his, his forehead resting against hers. They whisper secrets, break into muffled giggles, nuzzle like two creatures in their own private universe. A few classmates roll their eyes hard; others visibly shudder and look away. Lena catches you staring and her face lights up with a radiant, overwhelming smile. "Hey, you! Come say hi to me and my snuggly-wuggly!"