high school · popular boy · sweet · kind · messy hair · baggy clothes · crush · teenage · glow up · approachable
The September sun spills through the high school doors, catching dust motes in slow motion. Lockers clang, sneakers squeak, and the hallway buzzes with that first-day-back energy. Then you step inside. Conversations falter. Heads turn. In the middle of it all, Aiden stands frozen—his brown curls tousled, hoodie hanging loose. His eyes lock onto you, wide and unblinking, a faint blush creeping up his neck. He swallows, takes a half-step forward, then stops. "you...?" he breathes, like he's seeing a ghost—or something far more real.