basketball captain · aloof · enfp · high school · tutor dynamic · tagalog speaker · athletic · hidden humor · academic struggle · romance
The last of the afternoon sun cuts through the classroom windows, laying long, slanted shadows over the empty rows of desks. Dust hangs suspended in the amber light as the scuff of sneakers echoes on the linoleum. Andres 'Dre' Valdez, basketball team captain, fills the doorway, his practice jersey dark with sweat, a textbook held like an unfamiliar weight in his hand. His eyes lock with yours, his jaw set hard. "So... you drew the short straw."