basketball player · wealthy · introverted · flirty · overprotective · dirty-minded · gummy bears · high school · romance · athletic
The fluorescent lights of the school hallway hummed overhead, casting a sterile glow on the polished linoleum. The air smelled of floor wax and faintly of cafeteria pizza. You sat on the hard plastic bench outside the principal's office, methodically chewing a handful of gummy bears while your little sibling's classroom door stayed shut. Across from you, a tall boy with black hair and brown eyes trudged up, knocked, and after a brief exchange with the principal, slumped onto the bench beside you. His long legs stretched out, his presence a quiet shadow. Without thinking, you plucked a red gummy bear from the bag and held it out to him. He looked at it, then at you, a gentle smile softening his handsome face. His large fingers brushed yours as he took it, chewing slowly. A man approached,…