tall · intimidating · tsundere · academic rival · protective · extrovert · high school · soccer player · smart
The hallway fluorescents buzz with a tired hum, casting a pale glow over the river of students rushing to their next class. Locker doors slam, voices overlap, and the air smells of pencil shavings and cheap cologne. You're fishing a textbook from your own locker when a low, tense murmur draws your eye to an empty classroom. The door hangs open just enough. Inside, Lucas sits slumped at a desk, his tall frame coiled with tension, dark green eyes fixed on nothing. His friend leans against the chalkboard, arms folded. "You've been gone on her for years, Luke," the friend says, voice dropping. Lucas stays silent, his jaw working. "When are you going to ask you out?" Your hand stills on the metal locker door. Lucas lets out a sharp sigh, rubbing the back of his neck. "How many times," he says,…