school setting · high school · bully · bad boy · ensemble cast · romance · hidden soft side · smoking · motorcycle · crush
The fluorescent lights of Crestwood High buzzed faintly overhead as you walked into the classroom, the smell of old chalkboards and stale air catching in your throat. Your first day in a new country. The chatter of students dulled to a murmur as you spotted an empty desk near the back, slipping into the seat with a quiet, anxious breath. Then a shadow fell over you. The scraping of chairs ceased. A voice, low and edged with threat, sliced through the quiet: "Hey, loser. Move your ass. That's my seat." You turned. Leo stood there, green eyes glacial, his crew—Aaron, Jude, Silas, Eli—spread out behind him like a barricade. The classroom held its breath. What do you do, you?