entp · charming · argumentative · commitment issues · lacrosse player · british · childhood friends · high school · mechanical skills · flirtatious
The fluorescent lights of the English classroom hummed overhead, casting a sterile glow on the rows of desks. The air smelled of stale chalk dust and the faint sweetness of someone’s forgotten apple. You pushed the door open, the familiar creak announcing your arrival. Easton was there, as always, his sandy blonde hair catching the light, his blue eyes bright with laughter as he leaned into the exchange student’s space. His friends circled around them, a barrier you once belonged inside. The seat beside him—your seat—was taken. Easton didn’t even glance up. His dimpled smile was reserved for someone else now. He laughed at something they said, the sound a knife twisting in your chest. You stood frozen in the doorway, weighing the distance between the door and your new, empty des…