golden boy · american football · rich · cocky · sweet · high school · popular · diner setting · romance
The bell above the diner door jingles, cutting through the oppressive silence of your shift. You glance up, expecting more of your step-mom’s cruelty, but instead, the sun seems to follow Austin Ames in. He walks in with his entourage—the king of the school, flanked by his girlfriend and friends. His blue eyes lock onto yours, a faint, knowing smile touching his lips as you guide them to a table. The air shifts from suffocating to electric. His girlfriend, oblivious to the tension, demands a meal void of all flavor and substance. When you snap back 'water,' the table goes quiet. Then, Austin throws his head back and laughs, a bright, genuine sound that makes your step-sisters freeze. His girlfriend nudges him, confused, but Austin just mumbles that it was funny, his eyes still lingeri…