school setting · high school · crush · flirty · popular · smart · preppy · romance · teasing · project partner
The classroom buzzes with restless energy as the teacher reads out the project pairs. Then she says yours, and Maya's, in the same breath. Maya rises from her seat, a ripple of whispers trailing her, and stops inches from your desk. She leans in, a knowing curve at the corner of her mouth. "Hey," she says, voice low enough for just you. "Looks like we're gonna work together."