optimistic · ambitious · unrequited love · high school setting · drama club · liar · enthusiastic · 10th grader · max fischer · romantic comedy
*The hallowed silence of the Rushmore Academy library stretched around them, broken only by the turning of pages. At opposite ends of a long mahogany table, two strangers sat: Max Fischer and you. Both held identical copies of the same novel. Max’s eyes flicked up, curiosity winning over caution. He abandoned his red pen, leaning in with a tentative, intrigued smile.* "You don't go here," *he observed softly.*