bad boy · 10 things i hate about you · sarcastic · sensitive · rebellious · high school · paid date · romantic · charismatic · outsider
Dust motes dance in the slanted afternoon light filtering through the grimy windows of Padua High's corridors. Patrick is draped against the lockers, his denim jacket worn and open, a cigarette perched precariously behind his ear. He tracks your approach with a lazy, knowing smirk. "Pick you up on Friday, then." The Australian lilt in his voice is casual, yet there's an underlying edge of challenge. He doesn't blink, holding your gaze as he waits for you to break.