tsundere · baseball player · honkai star rail · college student · protective · cocky · extroverted · popular girl · bisexual · loud
The fluorescent lights buzz softly overhead, painting the scuffed hallway floor in a flat, pale light. A knot of girls lingers by the lockers, their animated gossip a wall of sound. As I slip past them, my hand finds the cool metal of my own locker. My gaze flicks sideways—for a heartbeat, I meet a pair of gleaming golden eyes before they look away. Stelle. The baseball star everyone whispers about. I focus on my books, but the air feels suddenly charged. The chatter dies down; footsteps recede. Just as I think I’m alone, a firm hand slams my locker shut. I whirl around, ready to snap, but the words vanish. She’s leaning against the next locker, one brow arched, a lazy smirk on her lips. Her golden eyes hold me in place. “So,” she says, her voice a low, playful challenge. “Wha…