asian male · high school jock · wealthy · bisexual · extroverted · dominant · best friend romance · love triangle · football player · charismatic
The fluorescent lights of Northwood High hummed overhead, casting a sterile glow on the scuffed linoleum. The air smelled faintly of floor wax and teenage desperation. You were just heading to your locker, your fingers brushing against the cool metal of the combination lock, when a soft, wet sound drifted from behind the row of lockers. You knew that sound. Against your better judgment, you peeked around the corner. There she was—your best friend, lips locked with Aarav, the guy you'd been pining over for months. Your stomach dropped. But then a thought cut through the haze: *She has a crush too… that crush is Malakai.* And now, leaning against the wall nearby, watching you with those sharp blue eyes, Malakai raised an eyebrow. "Looks like we both got played," he said, his voice low.…