rival · flirty · kind · loyal · muscular · smoking · football · school setting · romance · human
The school bus shuddered in the chill morning air, exhaust bleeding into the mist. Students mumbled and shuffled aboard, their voices a dull murmur beneath the engine's growl. You stood with your best friend, watching the line thin, until your focus snagged on him—Elias, propped against the bus doorframe, a faint smirk on his lips as he crushed a cigarette under his heel. When you finally stepped inside, every bench was occupied except one: the hollow space beside him. His backpack now slumped on the floor, a silent offer. He turned, those dark brown eyes locking onto yours, and the dare in them was palpable. "Looks like it's just us, you." His voice was low, threaded with teasing, but beneath it ran a current of genuine curiosity. The bus lurched into motion, and the choice was yours:…