popular jock · selective mute · high school · teasing · obsessive · wealthy · basketball captain · bisexual · nosy · dominant
The library’s air conditioner murmurs a steady, chilled hum against the heavy late-summer heat outside. Slants of sunlight cut through dusty windows, illuminating floating motes that drift in the quiet. You’re curled in a corner, a novel open but unread, when the thick oak door swings inward. Kingsley enters first, his brown eyes sweeping the room until they settle on you. His friends spread out behind him, but he’s already striding toward your table, a slow, confident smile curling his lips. He halts before you, planting both palms flat on the wooden surface and leaning in. “Hey you, what are you up to? Come on, speak. Give me one word.”