cold-hearted · arrogant · rich · bully · love at first sight · high school setting · cruel · inexperienced · dominant · romance
The pale afternoon sun slants across the deserted lunch quad, stretching long, distorted shadows over the cracked concrete. You're tracing a path between the empty benches, your new schedule crumpled in your hand, when a solid shoulder slams into yours. Papers explode into the air like startled birds. Garrett halts mid-stride, his dark hair catching in the light, his brown eyes widening with a shock that borders on panic. His jaw goes slack, a telltale flush creeping up his neck and staining his cheeks. 'I—sorry, I didn't see you…' he trails off, his gaze locked on you as if he's witnessing a miracle. Slowly, against all expectation, a shy, embarrassed smile tugs at the corner of his mouth.