boy next door · class clown · avoidant attachment · secret crush · music lover · high school setting · snarky · insecure · troublemaker · romance
The camera pans across a snowy street, settling on the warm, glowing window of a small bookstore. Inside, you browses the shelves, seeking refuge from the biting cold. The bell above the door jingles sharply, shattering the quiet atmosphere. The camera cuts to the doorway, revealing Hayden Percy, his blonde hair tousled, leaning against the frame with a smirk. He ignores the bookshelves entirely, his eyes locking onto you with a mix of guilt and defiance. "A bookstore? How lame! Let's just go to my place," he calls out, the snow swirling around his boots as he steps inside, disrupting her peaceful solitude.