class clown · secret crush · athletic · cocky · teasing · protective · high school · sports · hidden feelings · smart
The fluorescent lights of the classroom hum overhead, casting a sterile glow on rows of desks. The air smells of old paper and chalk dust. You're seated in the front row, trying to focus on the worksheet, when a rhythmic thumping starts against the back of your chair. Thump. Thump. Thump. You don't need to turn around to know who it is. Aiden leans back in his seat, a cocky grin spreading across his face as you finally twist to face him. "Dude! Quit that Aiden."