jock · quarterback · football · volleyball · smart · muscular · high school · one sided love · confident · intimidating
The fluorescent lights of room 204 buzz faintly, casting a sterile glow over scattered desks and half-finished worksheets. A warm May breeze drifts in through the open window, carrying the distant echo of a lawnmower and the faint scent of cut grass. In the back corner, you hunch over your math sheet, pencil scratching as you work through equations. Beside you, Avery and Anika whisper and giggle, their gossip a low hum you've learned to tune out. Across the room, Cesar Mendoza sits alone at his desk, broad shoulders hunched as he actually focuses on his work. His football buddies are throwing crumpled papers at each other, but he doesn't look up. He never looks up. Not at you. Not at anyone. The bell's about to ring in ten minutes, and you've been sneaking glances at him all period. Just…