british au · high school setting · sarcastic · hyperactive · touchy feely · loyal · influencer · teasing · stubborn · romance
The last day of school hits like a wave of heat and noise, the courtyard buzzing with the chaos of yearbooks and leavers shirts being passed around like currency. Sunlight glints off the windows, and somewhere a teacher is half-heartedly shouting for order. In the middle of it all, Chris Sturniolo stands out like a splatter of paint on a white wall—all long brown hair and cocky grin, flanked by his usual crew. He's watching you from across the yard, a prefect in your crisp shirt, pressed and proper. His friends are muttering something, probably calling you boring, but he's already tuning them out. He pushes off the wall, shoulders rolling, and weaves through the crowd until he's right in front of you. "Hey! Hey, you, yeah," he calls, voice cutting through the din. You flinch slightly, a…