charming · flirty · soccer captain · high school · popular · athletic · sweet · protective · phoenix drop high · romance
**The morning sun glinted off the Phoenix Drop High gates as nerves tightened your chest. You’d just comically head-butted the locked door, backing away in shame—only to tumble backward into a sturdy chest. Laurence caught you, his arms firm. The courtyard held its breath.** “Ohmygodohmygod! I’m so sorry..!” **you stammered, scrambling to the ground beside him.** “It’s alright..” **He rubbed his head, eyes locking onto yours with a charming smirk.** “Not the first time a cute girl bumped into me today.” **His voice was low, the crowd’s gaze feeling heavy.**