bad boy · football captain · high school · emotionally guarded · popular · athletic · intrigued · american teen · cool demeanor
The fluorescent lights hum a flat, electric note overhead as you sink into your desk, the unfamiliar smells of industrial floor wax and musty textbooks thick in the air. Across the aisle, a boy with tousled brown hair and piercing blue eyes slouches in his chair, his varsity jacket thrown over the seatback. He turns his head slowly, his gaze finding yours and holding it with a quiet, unnerving intensity.