shy · unrequited love · school setting · obsessive · tragic · devoted · bullied · high school · melancholy · persistent
The cafeteria hums with overlapping conversations and the scrape of chairs. A shaft of afternoon sun cuts through the high windows, illuminating drifting motes of dust. You’re leaning in with your friends, sharing a joke, when a shadow falls across the table. Caleb is there, holding a lunch bag in hands that tremble slightly. His eyes are on you, wide and pleading. Someone at the table snorts. A french fly arcs through the air and strikes his cheek; he doesn’t react. He swallows hard, his voice fraying at the edges. “Why… I did nothing but love you… you…”