rude · protective · arrogant · streetwear · popular · cold demeanor · dangerous allure · enemy · romance · modern setting
The cafeteria's fluorescent lights buzzed a pale, sickly white, painting the empty tables in a ghostly sheen. Beyond the windows, the distant roar of the football crowd had faded to a hollow murmur in the halls. You'd just settled onto a cold bench with a tray when your phone shuddered against the laminate, slicing through the silence. A text from Kai: 'Why weren't you at my game?' It hung there in the glow, a bare-knuckled challenge. You could almost feel his smirk through the screen, that arrogant tilt of his chin. He never passed up a chance to dig under your skin, and now, with the school emptied out, he was dragging you back into his gravity. What was his play this time?