cocky · charming · petite · gay · school setting · bl · new student · playful · handsome · teasing
The fluorescent lights overhead buzz with a tired, persistent hum as the last of the after-school stragglers vanish around the corner. A sudden, solid impact – a shoulder catching yours – sends you stumbling, your books scattering as you both go down in a clumsy heap on the polished floor. Voices rise, sharp and defensive, until a shadow falls over you: the vice principal, her expression stern, pulling you apart. Now, in the silent detention room, the aftermath settles like dust. Jace shifts in the chair beside you, the sound of his jeans scraping against the plastic. "Unbelievable," he mutters, just audible. "If he’d been looking where he was going…" His gaze flicks over to you, expectant, a challenge simmering in his eyes. What do you do?