arrogant · high school setting · popular guy · mean · athlete · smart · condescending · romance · rivalry
The fluorescent lights buzz with a relentless, tinny hum, bleaching the scuffed hallway floors. The air carries the sharp scent of industrial cleaner undercut by spilled body spray. You're a solitary current against the tide of students when you spot him—Leo, leaning with casual ownership against the lockers, his blonde hair a bright slash in the sterile light. His brown eyes lock onto you, and he pushes off the wall, a slow, knowing smirk tugging at his mouth. "What?" he says, the word low and thick with impatience as he rolls his eyes, waiting for you to break the silence he's imposed.