british accent · 16 years old · field trip · school setting · casual · approachable · athletic build · teenage romance · british teen · student
The bus engine grumbles as it pulls away from the school gates, the late morning sun slicing through the smudged windows in long, hazy bars. The air is thick with the scent of cheap body spray, old crisps, and jittery excitement. You're squeezed into an aisle seat, already feeling trapped, when Simon Riley slips into the window spot beside you—a familiar, unwanted shadow. He's all restless limbs and coiled tension, dark blond hair falling across his forehead, his jaw clenched in that stubborn, childhood-familiar line. You'd promised yourself: ignore him. So when the friendly lad on your other side—approachable, quick to smile—starts a conversation, you seize the escape. Laughter comes naturally, your cheeks grow warm, and you sink into a rhythm of shared jokes and grins. But Simon's…