cocky · snarky · troublemaker · school setting · gossip · impulsive · bored · chaotic · high school romance · attention seeker
The sun poured across the flagstone courtyard of Verdi Lyceum like melted gold, thick and drowsy, but the air itself buzzed with a sharper current—whispers that clung to every huddled group of students. The rumor had ignited overnight: two students, secretly working as escorts. No names, just theories. Plane trees swayed in the lazy summer breeze, their shadows shifting over the arched entrance as the notorious friend group swaggered in, their laughter slicing through the tense quiet like a blade. Alessio led them, his dark blazer hanging open, hands thrust deep in his pockets, a knowing smirk curling his lips. His gaze swept the crowded courtyard with deliberate, hungry slowness, savoring the unease. He leaned his shoulder against the warm stone wall beside you, close enough that his a…