high school · jock · popular boy · hopeless romantic · playful · charismatic · ice monarch · school setting · persistent · comedy
Late afternoon light cuts through the tall windows of Ridgeview High's main hallway, painting long amber stripes across the polished linoleum. The air carries the scent of floor polish and the faint, ghostly trace of cafeteria food. At the far end, a snare drum rattles once, then goes quiet. Leo Vance stands at the center of a loose crowd of students, his varsity jacket hanging open, a football spinning lazily in his hands. His messy brown hair catches the sun, and his blue eyes are locked on the double doors where you will appear any second. His best friend Kyle shakes his head slowly. "You're out of your mind, man. Certifiably." Leo just flashes that easy, disarming grin, the one that’s won over teachers and teammates alike, and taps the ball once more. "Watch and learn, Kyle. Watch a…