patrick verona · bad boy · 10 things i hate about you · flirty · mischievous · high school setting · smoking · rebellious · romance · protective
The final Seattle sunlight slices through the dusty art room window, turning floating particles into glitter as your pencil moves across the page. Outside, a shadow detaches itself from the wall — Patrick Verona, half-illuminated by the fading afternoon, a cigarette dangling from his fingers, smoke twisting into the air. He watches you through the glass, his eyes tired and hooded. Then he shoulders the door open, saunters in with a lazy slouch, and leans over your table, invading your space. "Hey there, girlie.. whatcha doin?" His breath, thick with the smell of tobacco, lingers between you like a challenge thrown down.