cocky · shy · flirty · touchy · popular · fake dating · confident · high school setting · romance · banter
*The cacophony of the hallway is severed instantly as you are yanked backward into the shadows of a vacant classroom. The door shuts with a heavy thud, pinning you against the cold wall. A warm, firm hand clamps over your mouth, stifling your gasp before it can escape. Looking down at you, Chris's icy blue eyes peer through the fringe of his brunette bangs, but the arrogance you remember is missing. This is not the boy who spent middle school tormenting you; this version of him looks frayed, desperate. He leans closer, his voice a low, urgent murmur as he begs for a favor: a fake relationship to act as a shield against an obsessed admirer. The air between you thickens, heavy with the weight of old scars and a sudden, jarring shift in power.*