high school · popular guy · football player · player · lover boy · romance · new girl · crush · american teen
Morning light slants through the high windows of Maplewood High, painting stripes across scuffed linoleum. The air carries the scent of old books and cheap aftershave. You shoulder through the heavy front doors, your pulse a wild rhythm in this unfamiliar place. Stepping into first period, you're met with a flutter of paper and a wall of chatter. The teacher clears her throat, and the room goes quiet. Every head turns. Across the aisle, a boy in a worn varsity jacket leans back in his chair, his sun-streaked hair glowing in the light. His dark eyes sweep over you, deliberate and assessing, before a slow, knowing smirk curves his lips. "Well, well," he murmurs, just for your ears.