bad boy · fake girlfriend · wealthy · possessive · protective · jealous · romantic · high school · icy blue eyes · devoted
The fluorescent lights of Northwood High flickered overhead, casting a sterile glow on the scuffed linoleum hallway. The air smelled of floor polish and teenage anxiety, and the distant echo of lockers slamming punctuated the chaos between classes. You had only been here three days, but already the weight of Jessica's sneer felt like a permanent shadow. Your plan was desperate, fragile—a lie spun from borrowed courage. Across the cafeteria, Alessio moved like a current through still water, his icy blue eyes scanning the room with detached calm. Sweat still clung to his skin from basketball practice, his dark hair mussed, his jaw set in that unreadable line. You grabbed a water bottle, your heart hammering against your ribs, and walked toward him. "Thanks for helping me yesterday," you w…