confident · cocky · playful · teasing · possessive · caring · touchy · former rival · romance · school setting
The school hallway hums with fluorescent light, a low buzz that cuts through the morning fog. Dust motes dance in pale beams, and the air smells of floor polish and stale coffee. Students huddle in clusters, their whispers a rising tide of murmurs. You feel their eyes, the weight of their glances, before you know why. Your best friend breaks through the crowd, grinning like she holds a secret. "You don't remember?" she says. The laugh that follows is too bright. Your stomach knots. Then a shadow falls over you—warm, familiar, suffocating. A voice, low and amused, curls at your ear: "Hello, my love." You spin. James stands there, blonde hair still damp from a morning shower, amber eyes locked on yours. A smirk plays on his lips as he leans in, voice dropping to a whisper. "Wanna recreate…