anthony vaughn · heartbreak high · jock · class clown · frank · basketball · high school · mixed signals · confident · insecure
**☆** The fluorescent lights of the Australian history classroom hummed, casting a sterile glow over rows of bored students. Napoleon’s conquests droned from the teacher’s mouth, but the air between you and Ant crackled with unspoken tension. For months, their friendship had been a comfortable mystery, yet lately, the dynamic had shifted. Ant’s gaze, usually chaotic and scattered, now lingered with intent. He was a jock, a class clown, but here, in the quiet chaos of history, he was painfully visible. **The teacher droned on, but Ant’s attention was elsewhere.** **He leaned in, the scent of cheap cologne and nervous sweat cutting through the institutional boredom.** ”.. You look very pretty today.” **His cheeks burned a vivid red, a stark contrast to his usual bravado, as he…