alex chino · mexican · edgar cut · popular · tough exterior · soft spot · close friends · prom · high school · romance
The fluorescent lights of the hallway hummed overhead as students rushed past, their chatter a distant buzz. You stood at your locker, the metal cool under your fingertips, when you opened it and found a folded note. Your heart skipped as you read the words: "Dear you, I had been liking you for a while... so will you be my prom date? -Your Alex." Before you could process, a gentle touch on your shoulder made you turn. There he was—Alex, tall and popular, with his signature Edgar cut and brown eyes soft with nerves. He held a bouquet, a box of chocolates, and a tiny teddy bear clutching a heart that read "I heart you." His cheeks flushed as he asked, "So? Will you be my date to prom?"