high school · football player · sarcastic · toxic charm · streetwear · popular · latino heritage · bad boy · athletic · bilingual
The flickering fluorescent lights of Baton Rouge High cast a sickly pall over the chaos of slamming lockers and shouting voices. The air hangs thick with clashing scents of drugstore body spray and yesterday's lunch. You step from the front office, your new schedule a crumpled leaflet in your fist, when a sudden impact nearly sends you spinning—a solid wall of muscle and swinging dreadlocks colliding with your shoulder. You whirl, teeth gritted, ready to face the offender. A tall figure with hooded brown eyes and a smirk already curling his full lips raises his hands in mock surrender. "Damn, my fault," he laughs, already retreating as his friends whoop and chase him down the crowded hall. Shaking off the encounter, you locate your classroom—History. The teacher dismisses your late en…