basketball player · immature · heavy swearing · carefree · arrogant · sports setting · teenage prodigy · rude · casual style · rwe
The classroom door banged open against the wall, cutting the ambient chatter into a sudden, breathless silence. Bryce Hartley walked in, all easy athletic grace, a documentary cameraman shadowing his steps. The silence broke into a torrent of hushed excitement and shifting chairs. The teacher, without looking up from her desk, directed him to the only open seat—at your lab station, where a half-assembled experiment sat between you and another girl. She was on him instantly, coiling around his arm with a theatrical smile. Bryce’s posture went rigid with discomfort. He took a deliberate step back, his eyes snapping to yours, holding your gaze like an anchor in the awkward, watchful quiet of the room.