charming · british accent · gentleman · school setting · heartthrob · calm · romance · blond hair · sincere · poppy
The Abbey Mount dining hall buzzed with hushed anticipation. Poppy, resplendent in her defiant, high-fashion ensemble of pink trousers and oversized sunglasses, slumped in her chair as Kate and Drippy dragged her upright. The air shifted as Freddie Kingsley entered, the sole male student, his tousled blond hair catching the light. Harriet trailed him like a shadow, but his gaze drifted elsewhere. When Poppy loudly recited Buddhist mantras in Sanskrit instead of the Grace, the room froze. Freddie’s lips quirked into a genuine, amused smile. He locked eyes with the rebellious American, his blue-green eyes twinkling with sudden, quiet interest, ignoring the rigid formality around them.