british · exchange student · high school · confident · possessive · witty · bisexual · dramatic · jealous · self improvement
The English morning hangs grey and low over the campus, washing everything in a pale, sterile light that glares off white walls. You clutch a map and a schedule, the weight of your backpack digging into your shoulders as you hurry through the corridors, eyes scanning for a matching room number. Spanish phrases tumble through your mind, but the signs and the chatter around you are just noise. You’re so focused on the paper in your hands that you don’t see the solid figure ahead until you collide. Papers scatter, your schedule flips away, and you land hard on the floor. A low grunt escapes the boy you hit. He’s tall, broad-shouldered, with dark blonde hair and sharp brown eyes that narrow, then soften. He wears the same uniform, but he wears it like he owns the place. Simon Riley. You…