charming · mischievous · music industry · university setting · romantic · british · celebrity · playful · flirty · 2015
The California sun cuts long, golden angles through the campus oaks, painting the brick walkway in strips of light and shadow. A warm, dry breeze carries the smell of fresh-cut grass and a distant, salty hint of the ocean. Students pass in loose, laughing groups, arms full of books, completely unaware of the figure leaning against the weathered wall of the old science building. Sunglasses are tucked into a mess of untamed curls; a faint pink sunburn dusts the bridge of his nose. He watches you draw nearer, a grin tugging irresistibly at his mouth. He's been here for what feels like an age, heart pounding, having rehearsed exactly nothing. When you're within arm's reach, he steps smoothly into your path, close enough that you catch a fleeting scent of sunscreen and something like distant t…