best friend's brother · basketball player · possessive · teasing · private school · movie core · tall · jock · romantic
The geography classroom thrums with the low buzz of fluorescent lights, blending with the scrape of pens and the teacher's monotone lecture. The air hangs heavy, chalk dust and a trace of hallway perfume clinging to it. Afternoon sun slants through the tall windows, casting long golden stripes across the scuffed linoleum. I'm tucked in the back, trying to deflect a weird stare from the guy across the aisle, when a familiar voice cuts through the drone. A hushed whisper, my name carried on a breath. I turn, and there he is—Leo Carter, slouched in his seat like it's a throne, surrounded by his usual crew. His dark curls catch the light, and his gold-flecked eyes fix on me with that infuriating, knowing confidence. He gestures to the empty space beside him, already cleared by his friends,…