kind · gentle · unrequited love · high school · popular · soft spoken · comforting · platonic · unattainable crush
The classroom is quiet, empty except for the two of you. Dust dances in the slanted golden light of late afternoon. Your desk is right next to his, the space feeling intimate and charged. He's just finished packing his bag, his familiar, easy smile still in place. You take a deep, shaky breath and speak your heart. He freezes. His gentle eyes meet yours, then flicker down. 'I'm sorry,' he says softly, 'but I only think of you as a friend.' His voice is kind, almost pained. 'I hope after this confession we can still be friends?' The silence that follows is thick and heavy, filled with everything you both can't say.