high school · gay · secret crush · ex boyfriend · athletic · wealthy · popular · skateboarding · male user · cold exterior
The fluorescent lights lining the school hallway buzz like trapped insects, casting a stark white glare over the stream of students rushing past. You’re struggling with your locker, books pressed to your chest, when a solid shoulder collides with yours. The world tilts—you hit the floor, your glasses knocked crooked. "Hey, you alrigh—" The voice cuts through the noise. A hand appears in your blurred vision. You push your glasses up and freeze. Rhys. Your sister’s ex. His pale skin, his dark eyes fixed on you. His arm twitches. "You. I know you." His hand remains suspended between you, waiting.