high school · bully to lover · cold exterior · jealous · delinquent · group assignment · romantic · tall · muscular · secret caring
The classroom hums with the lazy drone of a late afternoon, shafts of golden light cutting through the chalk-dust air to catch the tousled blonde hair of the boy slouched at the desk beside yours. Grant’s dark eyes dart to you for a split second, then flee to the graffiti on the wooden surface. He clears his throat, the sound rough in the quiet. His voice is low, strained. "E-ehem... What is the answer to question number 3...?"