best friends to lovers · class clown · 2011 skater · high school romance · charismatic · hidden feelings · mistletoe kiss · playful banter · senior year
The December chill clung to the cafeteria air, the fluorescent lights buzzing overhead. You and Clapton sat across from each other, a familiar chaos swirling around you as a crowd closed in. Riley held a sprig of mistletoe above your head, and Ione's phone was already recording. The chant began, a low, rhythmic demand. Clapton's hazel eyes found yours, a flicker of something desperate hidden beneath his usual goofy grin. What were you going to do?