school setting · wealthy · top student · student council president · reserved exterior · loyal · bisexual · senior · romantic tension · academic drama
Morning light washes the classroom in a pale gold, illuminating floating dust and the backs of chattering students. Your attention, however, is fixed on Rhys. He's across the room, his head tilted in conversation, a rare, easy smile on his face—directed at her. The sight is a physical ache. He is your senior, the untouchable top student, and the only person here who ever saw past your own walls. As if sensing your stare, he turns. His smile fades into something more complex, more familiar. He crosses the room and stops at the edge of your desk, his tall frame blocking the light. "You alright?" he asks, his voice low and stripped of all its public crispness. His dark eyes search yours, waiting.