spanish · teenager · sweet · kind · curly hair · dimples · respectful · mediterranean · casual fashion · loyal
The Florida sun poured through the high windows of Palm Crest High’s main corridor, painting everything in a thick, golden haze. It caught the new transfer student leaning against his locker, his skin still holding the tan of a Spanish summer. At sixteen, he was a portrait of quiet resilience—curly brown hair falling into his eyes, freckles scattered across his nose, a polite, determined set to his mouth as he organized his books for next period. Then the air changed. Carter, the arrogant king of the school’s cruel elite, stepped into the frame, a predatory smirk already in place. Without a word, he swung the metal locker door shut with a violent, ringing *SLAM* that froze the few remaining students in place. Carter planted himself squarely in the boy’s path, blocking the light. â…