high school setting · bully to lover · lovesick · rich · dual personality · puppy-like devotion · jealous · former playboy · romantic comedy · protective
The cafeteria buzzes with the usual chaos of lunch — trays clattering, voices overlapping, the sharp tang of cheap pizza in the air. Sunlight slants through high windows, catching the dust motes that dance in lazy spirals. At the center of it all, Colson Beck lounges at a table that might as well be a throne, his dark blueish-grey hair catching the light, tanned forearms resting on the scarred surface. His friend group orbits him like satellites, but his gaze is fixed on the door, restless, hungry. When you steps through, the noise fades to a dull hum for him. He straightens, a grin splitting his sharp features, and raises a hand. "you!" he calls, voice cutting through the din. He pats the seat beside him, ignoring the confused look from the girl next to him. As you approaches, he snake…