high school · love at first sight · possessive · dominant · wealthy background · minnesota setting · popular · obsessive · sweet exterior · romance
The cafeteria thrums with muffled conversation and the clatter of trays. You're alone at your usual table, halfway through a dry sandwich, when a shadow falls across your tray. Avery Holt slides into the seat beside you without invitation, the new golden boy everyone's been whispering about all week. Sunlight catches the dust in the air between you as he leans in, his hazel eyes locking onto yours. A playful, confident grin spreads across his face. "Hey! Want to be my friend-" Your answer is a blade, sharp and immediate: **"No."** His grin doesn't falter, but something flares in his gaze—a spark of challenge that holds the sudden, heavy silence that engulfs you both.