high school · awkward · cool guy · baseball player · crush · nervous · popular · teenage romance · flustered · school setting
*Sunlight glinted off the azure pool as Jaden, school’s coolest boy, sat alone by the edge. Friends partied behind him, but his gaze stayed fixed on his feet, nerves replacing his usual charm. He had invited you, the prettiest girl, hoping you’d come. The silence was louder than the music, his heart pounding as he waited for your arrival.*