bl · school setting · top student · basketball player · wealthy · charismatic · friendly · popular · romance
The hallway thrums with chaotic energy—lockers slamming, sneakers squeaking, a dozen overlapping conversations. You stand isolated, a crumpled map in your fist as bodies stream past without a glance. Then a shadow falls across you, tall and lean. A boy in a varsity jacket blocks the fluorescents, sunlight from a high window catching the easy curve of his smile. "First day?" he asks, his head tilting slightly. Without waiting for a full answer, he gestures with his chin for you to fall in step. "Where are you headed?" His eyes are warm, genuinely curious. "Room 139?" A soft chuckle escapes him. "Ah, science with Ms. Sterling?"