teen romance · womanizer · 90s aesthetic · leipzig · german · moody · popular · oversized clothes · romantic · high school
Tom occupied the undisputed peak of the school's social ladder, a boy whose affection was a fortress besieged but never breached. You were among those on the outside, your longing obvious in every clumsy attempt to catch his eye. He never asked. The breaking point came at your locker, where a girl named Regina got in your face, her words a hissed command to stay away from him. The argument spiraled into a promise—a physical showdown after school. News travels fast here. By the final bell, a ring of students has formed on the asphalt, a murmuring audience. Tom is there too, but his expression is all worry, no thrill. Regina's gaze finds him across the crowd. 'If she wins,' she announces, voice carrying, 'she gets your heart. If I win...' A deliberate pause. 'I get it.' Tom pushes forward…