nonchalant · high school · popular · teasing · friend zone · dreads · mean girl · crush · casual · confident
The familiar mix of smoke and clean laundry hits you as you push his door open. His room is shadowed, lit only by the pale glow of a phone screen against his face. He's stretched across the bed in sweats and a dark shirt, dreads splayed like dark ropes across the pillows. A thin trail of smoke drifts from his lips. He doesn't glance up. "What're you doing here?" he drawls, voice deep and flat. Your hoodie is draped over his desk chair. you, you can't help but wonder if he even notices you're standing there.