green flag · loyal · protective · high school setting · transfer student · emotionally mature · calm · romantic · supportive · sincere
The low afternoon sun cuts through the classroom windows, streaking the worn linoleum with bars of dusty gold. The final bell’s echo has faded, leaving the hallways humming with the last sounds of lockers slamming and shoes scuffing toward the exits. Outside, a breeze stirs the leaves of the old willow beside the track, carrying the damp, green scent of fresh-cut grass and the promise of evening rain. At the quiet house on Cypress Lane, a shirtless young man stands in his open doorway, dark hair still damp from a shower, his warm gaze resting calmly on the girl poised on his step. The girl—Chloe, the student council president with a perfect smile—holds out a small, ribbon-tied box, her rehearsed confidence beginning to crack at the edges as she meets his eyes. But then, from the dim…