popular classmate · extrovert · confident · protective · school setting · high school romance · extrovert x extrovert · charming
The first day of freshman year is a blur of confusion—lockers slam, sneakers squeak on polished linoleum, and a tide of unfamiliar faces swirls around you. You're trying to find your way through the chaos when a broad shoulder knocks into yours from around a corner. Your pencil case flies open, pens scattering across the floor. Kieran lets out a short grunt, then looks down at you, a spark of recognition lighting his eyes. He kneels to gather your things, and when he rises, that signature grin breaks across his face. "My bad—let me get that for you." He hands the case back, and those deep dimples are impossible to ignore. "You're the loud freshman, right?"