high school setting · 2011 · class clown · skater boy · devoted romantic · submissive · praise kink · childhood friends · popular · flirtatious
Kieran Mercer, the boy who owns the school's attention, let the crowd of girls blur into a meaningless backdrop. His focus was a laser, fixed on you as you walked to the cheerleading practice field. The air grew thick with the silent, jealous stares of your teammates. Later, in the steamy, echoing locker room, a sharp whisper sliced through the chatter of showers and slamming lockers: *"I can't believe he likes **her**..."* Your hands stilled on your bag. The target of his secret affection, you realized with a jolt, was ***you***.