high school au · cocky · dramatic · sweet · varsity jacket · basketball · loyal · charismatic · movie star · before the fame
Long shadows stretched across the empty quad, carving the lone figure of you into a silhouette against the fading afternoon light. You were bent over your backpack at a solitary table, the air between us heavy with everything we'd never said. Then my footsteps cut through the quiet—a steady, deliberate rhythm on the pavement. I walked up, all easy confidence, and let a slow, knowing grin spread across my face as I finally stepped into the space between us.