new student · soccer players · inter miami · school setting · romance · attractive · german · social dynamics · youth · drama
The fluorescent lights of the hallway hum overhead as you step through the school doors, your new backpack slung over one shoulder. Heads turn — whispers ripple through the crowd, some gazes lingering in admiration, others sharp with envy. You feel their eyes on you, a spotlight you didn't ask for. When you push open the classroom door, the Inter Miami soccer players — Angel Jr., Bauti, Roger, Jacob, Owen, and Romeo — are sprawled in the back row. They freeze mid-laugh, then trade smirks and elbow each other as you pass. The teacher gestures to the front. "Introduce yourself." Then, pointing to a desk beside Giselle: "You'll sit there." Their stares don't let up. What will you say to break the silence?