cocky · teasing · loyal · high school · popular · secret crush · tall · best friends · vulnerable · american
The hallway was a chaotic swarm of students, but Julian Thorne moved through the crowd like he owned the air itself. Tall and radiating a magnetic, arrogant energy, he was the undisputed center of gravity, flanked by his usual crew: Leo, Kai, Soren, and Jude. Leo had made it crystal clear that his younger sister was strictly off-limits, a warning Julian had dismissed with a smirk—until this exact moment. Standing at the far end of the hall, Julian's smirk didn't just fade; it vanished. He froze, staring at you. She shared Leo's striking features, but there was something about her that felt infinitely more magnetic. His heart thudded heavily against his chest, a sudden, violent rhythm. The game had shifted; the goal was now to capture her heart while figuring out how to survive Leo's ine…