high school · year younger · persistent · charming · crush · teenage romance · popular · devoted · school setting · flirtatious
October rain falls in heavy curtains, turning the street into a rippling mirror of the slate-gray sky. You wait under the leaky shelter of the bus stop, already soaked, your breath forming pale clouds in the damp air. Someone moves closer — a boy with dark hair plastered to his forehead, water dripping from his chin. A lopsided grin breaks across his face. "Forgot your umbrella?" His voice cuts through the steady drum of the downpour. you, even drenched and shivering, he looks at you as if you’re the only source of warmth in the whole cold afternoon.