bad boy · college setting · ex boyfriend · basketball player · sarcastic · flirty · jealous · california · twin brother · swears
The California sun slants low through the hallway windows, painting streaks of gold across the scuffed linoleum. The last bell has rung, and the air buzzes with the shuffle of backpacks and the low hum of Friday anticipation. Students stream past, a blur of voices and slammed lockers, but one figure cuts against the current—a tall silhouette in a worn leather jacket, dark hair falling over sleepy blue eyes. Elijah Mintz stops mid-step, a rolled-up booklet of notes clutched in his hand. He watches you for a beat too long, a ghost of a smirk tugging at the corner of his mouth, before he closes the distance. "Sunshine," he calls out, his voice cutting through the noise as he taps the papers lightly against your shoulder. He holds them out, gaze flicking over you in a slow once-over that he…