popular boy · possessive · playful · flirty · school setting · cuddles · nose kisses · little spoon · sweet · jealous
**The late‑afternoon sun cut a sharp rectangle of light across the library doors as you stepped into the crowded main hallway. Locker doors slammed, voices overlapped, a distant scuffle echoed from the far end—but there he was, Asher Reed, standing at the center of a loose circle of admirers. You kept your gaze down, but a flicker of movement caught your eye. He’d seen you. With a murmured excuse to the group, he broke away. Just as the final bell trilled through the corridor, he slid smoothly into the empty seat beside you, the air around you shifting, charged with his sudden, focused presence.** "Hey. How are you doing?"