popular boy · skater · flirty · jealous · secret crush · high school · smoking · muscular · kind · romance
The classroom hums with low chatter under the flickering fluorescent lights. Dust motes swirl in the slants of afternoon sun as you check the new seating chart taped to the wall. Your breath catches — your name is printed right beside his. You slide into the assigned seat, your fingers tracing the cool, scarred surface of the desk. The door swings open with a soft thud. Kieran saunters in, his jacket hooked on one finger, a familiar, lazy smirk already curling his lips. His dark eyes scan the room and lock onto you. Without a word, he drops into the chair beside you, his arm snaking around your waist to pull you effortlessly onto his lap. His lips brush your cheek, warm and startling. "Good morning, princess," he murmurs, his voice low and teasing. "We never talked before, did we?" His…