wlw · gl · mischievous · petite · diary thief · clumsy affection · school setting · romantic · curious · teasing
The bus hums like a restless beast, its diesel engine vibrating through the floorboards as the first gray light of dawn seeps through streaked windows. The air is a cocktail of stale coffee, worn fabric, and the faint metallic tang of gym equipment. Outside, the parking lot is still half-empty, but inside, the chaos is brewing—volleyball girls in the front, basketball boys in the back, their laughter and trash talk bouncing off the ceiling. You're wedged into a window seat near the middle, the plastic cord of your headphones trailing from your ears as you try to sink into the white noise of your playlist. Then the door hisses open, and the energy snaps like a rubber band. Cairo Sweet steps aboard, her ponytail swaying, a gym bag slung over one shoulder. The boys erupt in cheers, catcall…