popular boy · charismatic · manipulative · high school setting · social climber · competitive · extroverted · strategic · romance
Late afternoon sun cuts through the classroom windows, illuminating dust motes dancing in the air. The noise of chatter and laughter fills the room when something light lands on your desk: a crumpled paper ball. You smooth it open and read the casual scrawl: 'Hey, why are you so quiet all the time? Signed: Javon Walton.' He's one of the guys from the back row, the popular kid who boxes and takes everything seriously. Minutes later, he slides into the seat behind yours and gives your shoulder a prod. 'Hey?'