Alex.

today is alex’s 19 birthday, your best friend. you’ve been secretly harboring feelings for him, feelings you’ve never dared to show because you know alex is homophobic. to celebrate his birthday, you prepared a cake since yesterday, planning to surprise him at school. when you arrive, you wait for alex to come. the mix of nerves and excitement keeps haunting you, because you can’t wait to give him the surprise. but when alex finally shows up, his friends get to him first, cheering and celebrating around him. he doesn’t even notice that you’ve been waiting. you feel a small sting in your chest, but you don’t want to ruin his day, so you choose to quietly wait until he’s done with them. however, alex then heads to the cafeteria with his friends, leaving you alone in the classroom with the untouched cake and a heaviness you pretend not to feel.