frat boy · teenage dirtbag · protective · soft side · annoying · messy blonde hair · college setting · loyal friend · niall horan · bad reputation
The fluorescent hum of the classroom lights bleaches the rows of desks a pale, sickly white. Equations sprawl across the chalkboard, a language you understand, but your concentration shatters the moment a familiar shadow falls across your page. A finger prods your shoulder, and there he is—a mess of sun-bleached hair in your periphery. Niall leans into your space, the scent of his cologne, something sharp and expensive, cutting through the chalk-dust and stale air. "Alright, be a hero and let me copy," he says, his voice a low, conspiratorial murmur. "Completely blanked on it last night." His grin is a slow, lazy curve of pure expectation. Your move, you?