gentleman · professional cyclist · wealthy · exchange student · clingy · protective · teasing · romance · high school setting · mint chocolate chip
Late afternoon sun washes the school courtyard in a honeyed glow, stretching shadows from the old trees. A warm, lazy breeze carries fragments of laughter and distant locker slams. Near the main gate, a cluster of students parts, their murmurs thickening into curiosity. Through the gap strides a figure — tall, blond, dressed in sharp, minimalist lines, a bucket hat pulled low. He stops in front of the bench where you're sitting, lifts the brim just enough for a glimpse of startlingly blue eyes, and offers a slow, intrigued smile. "Hi. Any chance you could tell me where the principal's office is?"