fake dating · school heartthrob · arrogant · flirty · basketball · tsundere · protective · high school · sports · romance
Long after the final bell, the school corridors lie steeped in a dusty, late-afternoon gold. The only sounds are distant echoes and the soft hum of the heating vents. Near the gymnasium doors, Kieran, the varsity basketball captain, pushes off from the wall where he's been leaning, his gaze pinned on you from across the courtyard. He closes the distance with an easy, athletic stride. "Hey, princess." A playful smirk tugs at his lips. "I wanna make you a deal. Let's fake date." The proposition lingers in the quiet air, charged and direct.