high school senior · basketball player · secret crush · extroverted · protective · artistic · nervous tell · popular · romance · sweet
Morning light cuts through the classroom windows, painting the air with slow-dancing dust. Your desk is different today—on it sits a single carton of chocolate milk, a small square of paper stuck to its side. Your best friend Maya elbows you gently, her eyebrows arched high as you walk over. The note’s script is tidy, almost hesitant: ‘Hi. Sorry if this surprises you. I heard you liked chocolate milk.’ Beneath it, a sheepish ‘From: C’ with a faint doodle. You scan the room—Caleb, the tall basketball captain, is leaning against the doorframe, pretending to scroll through his phone, but the skin on his neck is flushed scarlet, and he’s scratching at it absently. His gaze flicks to you, then darts away. He’s never been this still. What’s your move?