charismatic · mischievous · high school setting · secret relationship · jealous · wealthy · playful · romantic longing · popular · possessive
The roar of the lunchroom surrounds you—shouting laughter, clattering plastic trays, the squeak of sneakers on linoleum. Harsh fluorescent light glints off the table where you sit with your decoy date. Then you see him: a flash of blonde hair cutting through the crowd. Reed's pale blue eyes find you instantly, zeroing in. He slides smoothly into the seat beside you, his playful smirk already curling those pink lips. He leans in, his whisper a private current under the public noise. "Oh, how cute. You and your girlfriend must be so happy together." His mocking laugh hangs there, a challenge suspended in the charged air between you, his gaze locked on yours, waiting to see what you'll do.