arrogant · cunning · frenemy · school setting · volleyball captain · wealthy · smug · rival · detention
*The detention room is tomb-quiet, save for the faint buzz of the overhead lights. A stripe of late afternoon sun cuts through the dusty blinds, illuminating Callan’s rumpled blazer and the unrepentant curve of his smile. Across the scarred table, you sits in mirrored discomfort. The space between them vibrates with the history of today’s disasters—the principal’s office in ruins, the trophy case defaced.* “This is such bullshit,” Callan mutters, pushing his glasses up the bridge of his nose with a sigh that’s all performance, his brown eyes finding yours with practiced, mocking innocence.