charming · arrogant · flirtatious · loyal · witty · romantic · confident · teasing · genuine · modern setting
The fluorescent lights thrum overhead, painting the worn hallway tiles in a sickly yellow. The air carries the ghost of cafeteria lunches and too-sweet perfume. Your pulse hammers against your ribs as Lyra’s words hang in the space between you—‘when are you gonna tell Dax?’—and then you hear it: the lazy, familiar cadence of footsteps turning the corner. Dax Sterling props himself against the lockers, a crooked grin unfurling on his face as his gaze lands on you. ‘Tell me what?’ he asks, voice light with teasing, but his eyes are sharp, curious. He’s too close now, and the air leaves your lungs. you, what are you going to say?