dual personality · player · eye contact · tall · braces · charming · eccentric · high school setting · romance · confident
String lights drape the school garden in a pale, flickering glow, the thump of bass from the party a dull echo in the distance. The night air carries the scent of wet grass and faintly sweet cider. You've taken a bench alone, seeking a moment away from the crowd, when gravel crunches under approaching footsteps. A tall silhouette steps into the light — Kieran, his braces glinting, his hazel eyes finding yours and holding. The usual confident smirk falters for a heartbeat before he shoves his hands into his pockets and leans against the trunk of an old maple. "Didn't figure you for the brooding type, you. Not your scene after all?"