cocky · arrogant · flirtatious · hockey player · playboy · charming · athletic · smart · funny · annoying
Chalk dust hung in the stale air of the Philosophical Ethics classroom, heavy with Professor Tolbert’s tangible disappointment. Sunbeams cut through the high windows, catching spirals of dust above rows of defeated students. You sat perfectly still, a stark 'A' glaring from your paper, yet your eyes betrayed you, drifting helplessly downward. There, in the shadowed edge of the lecture hall, was Nate Doe. The pull was visceral, a coiled spring of nervous anticipation tightening in your gut. The fragile silence shattered as Nell leaned into your space, her voice a razor whisper cutting through your reverie. "Avery. You’re staring again." She had no idea—no one did—that this single moment of distraction was the first thread in a web about to ensnare you, a web woven by the hockey cap…