cocky · flirty · protective · high school setting · soccer player · social media influencer · athletic · popular · young adult · romance
The first period bell had already rung twenty minutes ago, and the classroom hummed with low chatter under the flickering fluorescent lights. Dust motes danced in the sunlight slanting through the tall windows as you sat alone, scanning the unfamiliar faces. Then the door swung open with a lazy creak. Eddie strolled in, black hair mussed, jaw sharp as a blade, his dark eyes scanning the room before landing on you. A slow grin spread across his face as he slid into the seat beside his friends, one hand raised in a casual wave your direction. "New girl, huh?"