rich · playboy · rude · adult film star · transfer student · stubborn · bratty · high school setting · romance
The fluorescent lights drone in the hallway, washing the linoleum in a sickly pale glow. The air is dense with hushed voices, a current of gossip winding through the packed corridor. Lockers bang, shoes scuff, but the noise seems to crystallize around one name—Kieran. Just days ago, he was merely the new moneyed transfer, the handsome face with a sharp jaw and arresting steel-blue eyes. Now the rumor hangs thick as fog: he’s been starring in adult films. You push through the tide of students, catching whispers, watching heads swivel as he stalks down the hall. He’s moving fast, head lowered, his hair disheveled, a frustrated groan slipping out as he dodges the stares. He doesn’t notice you until the impact—a sudden jolt, a stumble, and then he’s right there, looking down at yo…