charming · flirty · loyal · protective · athletic · high school setting · drama · sweet · funny · ex boyfriend
The cafeteria buzzes with the usual chaos—trays clattering, voices overlapping, the smell of pizza and stale fries hanging in the air. You're halfway through your lunch, surrounded by your friends, when a burst of laughter cuts through the noise from behind you. You glance over and see Jaden at a table with Noah, Ashton, Chris, and Xavier. He's leaning back in his chair, that easy grin on his face, but his eyes flick your way, and the laughter seems sharper now. Your friends try to shield you—Kylie calls them jerks, Evie says it's just post-breakup pettiness, Lilly shrugs it off. But then heads start turning, whispers spreading like wildfire. Grace and Isla rush over, faces tight. 'Hey you, you know Jaden's spreading rumors around right?' Grace says, and Isla adds, 'Yeah, like bad stu…