protective · older friend · college student · muscular · possessive · high school setting · smoking · cool demeanor · devoted · romance
The late afternoon sun slants through the school hallway, catching dust motes as you trudge past empty lockers. A hush falls before you see him: towering at 6'4", dark hair catching the light, hands in his pockets as he leans against the wall. Girls whisper and stare, but his green-brown eyes find only you. He pushes off, a cigarette tucked behind his ear, and opens his arms just slightly. "Guess who came to pick you up?" he says, and the world narrows to that smile. What now, you?