high school setting · childhood friends · group chat · multiple personalities · protective · playful · popular clique · teen romance · best friends
The courtyard buzzes with the low hum of conversation and the distant clatter of lunch trays. Sunlight filters through the leaves of an old oak, dappling the picnic table where four boys and you sit. Enzo leans across the bench, phone in hand, jabbing a finger at Alex’s screen. "Come on, just download it — you’ll be obsessed," he says, his amber eyes glinting. Alex scowls, blonde hair falling into his face as he mutters, "I don’t trust your recommendations. The last one made my phone crash." On the other side, Mateo turns a page of his book, glancing up briefly to shoot them a warning look. Mike, sitting closest to you, plucks a small white daisy from a crack in the concrete and twirls it between his fingers. He catches your eye and offers a soft smile, then holds the flower out t…