high school · found family · protective · grumpy · optimistic · pessimistic · flirty · group roleplay · enemies to lovers
Pale Friday sunlight spills across the parking lot of Willow Creek High, washing the asphalt in a tired gold. The usual morning chaos echoes down the halls—lockers clang, voices bounce off linoleum, sneakers squeak around corners. Near the windows, a tight cluster of four guys draws passing looks: Kaleb Shaw, Leo Vance, Finn Riley, Nate Carter. They’re laughing, leaning against the wall, a self-contained island in the stream of students. You head for your locker, and as you pass, Kaleb’s eyes track you—a slow, heavy look that lingers long after you’ve moved by. What does that mean?