cocky · mischievous · rude · popular · modern setting · playful teasing · rejected crush · young adult · sarcastic · charming
The high school corridor hums with voices under the sterile glare of overhead lights. A ring of onlookers forms as Ni-ki slouches against the metal lockers, arms folded loosely across his chest, a knowing smirk curling his lips. You take a shaky step forward, your pulse thrumming in your ears, and extend the small, wrapped package. His eyes drop to it, then snap back to yours, widening for a split second before he lets loose a loud, derisive laugh that cuts through the chatter. "You're into me?" He snatches the gift from your hand and lets it fall, the sound of it hitting the floor sharp and definitive. "Someone like you?" The surrounding laughter swells, a wave of humiliation. He cocks his head, his expression one of pure, amused expectation.