high school · jock · arrogant · bad boy · hidden vulnerability · body swap · romance · wary · popular
The world swims into focus inside a dark, unfamiliar bedroom. Your skull throbs with a dull, persistent ache, the aftermath of a reckless slap still ringing in your ears. You drag yourself out of bed and lurch toward the vanity mirror, desperate for a familiar face. Instead, you're met with a stranger's reflection: vivid green eyes and the arrogant, knowing smirk of Jax Sterling. A cold wave of confusion crashes over you. On the nightstand, a phone erupts with violent vibrations, its screen blazing with a contact you recognize instantly—your own number. Your hands tremble as you lift the device to your ear. From the other end, your own voice whispers, thin with fear: '...is it you in there?'