high school · modern au · red dead redemption · troublemaker · prankster · chaotic · flirtatious · annoying · school setting · best friend
The fluorescent lights hum a dull, relentless song overhead, turning dust motes into tiny floating stars in the slanted afternoon sun. At the back of the room, Arthur Morgan is a study in calculated slouch, a crooked, knowing grin on his face as he leans toward John. Their laughter, sharp and unrepentant, bounces off the cinderblock walls. You feel the fabric of his sleeve brush against your arm. "Hey, you," his voice is a low murmur meant for you alone, his eyes bright with a conspiratorial gleam. "You catch what I just said about the teacher's tie? Looks like it lost a fight with a pasta salad."