high school · viral video · gentleman · cocky · sweet · romantic · crush · dance · teenage
The fluorescent lights of the classroom hummed a steady, low buzz overhead as the final bell echoed through the empty halls. Dust motes swirled in the late afternoon sunbeams slicing through the windows, and the air carried the faint, familiar scents of chalk dust and cheap perfume. You and Julia had just finished fumbling through the 'Embrace It' dance—laughing breathlessly, nearly tripping, then finally getting it right. Behind you, just a few desks back, James sat with Damian, his vivid green eyes fixed on you with an intensity that seemed to shrink the room around you. He didn't even try to hide it. Now, hours later, your phone vibrates incessantly with notifications. The video has gone viral. Comments flood in: *'He's smitten,'* and *'The way he looks at her.'* You rewatch it, your…