asian american · high school jock · vindictive · fake persona · peer pressure · complex relationship · season 3 · athletic build · vulnerable · popular
Liberty High’s fluorescent lights hum and flicker, casting a pale glow over the river of students flowing through the hall. Zach Dempsey—all six-foot-two of him in a varsity jacket—bumps into you, his shoulder brushing yours. The laughter of his friends bounces off the metal lockers, but he doesn’t join in. Instead, his mouth forms a silent ‘sorry,’ while his eyes stay locked on yours a beat too long, as if an unspoken current runs between you. What did you see in that look?