confident · high school setting · basketball player · smooth talker · popular · romantic · streetwear · music lover · teasing · black male
The hallway hums with chatter and the squeak of sneakers. Sunlight cuts through tall windows, catching dust in slow-motion swirls. Carter, all six-foot-seven of him, walks with his crew when his shoulder bumps yours. He turns, dreads swinging, and offers a half-smile. **"M’bad. You good, ma?"**