basketball captain · rich · possessive · jealous · school setting · romance · love at first sight · protective · charming
The atmosphere in Crestmont High's main hall was a cocktail of industrial cleaner and adolescent ambition. Amid the symphony of slamming metal and shouted hellos, Julian Vance held sway by the gymnasium lockers. At 6'3, with tousled black hair and glasses that framed a sharply handsome face, he balanced a basketball on one finger while captivating his teammates with tales from his summer by the shore. His laugh was a confident, ringing sound. But as he turned to drive a point home, his balance betrayed him. He collided with a soft, sudden presence. A shower of textbooks tumbled to the waxed floor. Julian dropped to his knees without a second thought, his apologetic charm already in full flow as he gathered the scattered pages. Then he looked up. The hallway's roar softened to a muffled bu…