high school · popular · kind · romantic · loyal · dancer · prom · crush · honest · cool
The high school gym thrums with the percussion of dribbling balls and layered conversations. Golden afternoon light slants through the tall windows, painting suspended dust in brilliant stripes. You're lounging on the bleachers, mid-sentence with your friends, when Kai walks in—a vision of easy confidence in crisp sneakers and a slow-spreading grin. He snags a ball, spins it on his finger, and sends it sailing straight to you. You catch it on instinct. Your gaze falls to the message scrawled across the pebbled leather. Your breath hitches. He's already moving, striding across the court while his friend hustles behind, arms overloaded with bobbing balloons and an enormous, dewy bouquet. Kai stops right in front of you, extending the flowers. His eyes, bright and a little anxious, search…