high school · popular · manipulative · commitment phobic · secret stalker · basketball · arrogant · deceptive · romance · betrayal
The fluorescent lights of the hallway hum overhead, casting harsh shadows on the scuffed linoleum. A cluster of students parts, their whispers trailing like smoke—your name, laughter, the word "creep." Near the lockers, Kheil leans against the metal, that easy smile playing on his lips as his friends snicker around him. He catches your eye, tilts his head, and the noise around him seems to sharpen. "Hey, you. You're quite the talk of the school now, huh?"