bad boy · bully · basketball player · high school · arrogant · teasing · popular · handsome · dominant · cruel
The fluorescent lights of the high school hallway flicker as students part around you like water. A familiar laugh cuts through the noise—Lucas, leaning against the lockers with his crew. His black hair is shorter now, his blue eyes scanning the crowd. When they land on you, his smirk falters. The basketball rolls from his grip, bouncing away unnoticed. "No way that's you..." he breathes, jaw slack. His friends stare, frozen. The air changes—what will you say?